Marching with Dr. King - Ralph Helstein and the United Packinghouse Workers of America (Hardcover)

This book shows how a Jewish lawyer utilized his philosophy of prophetic Judaism (a belief in social justice) and his training as a lawyer to become the head of a trade union that formulated policies embodying these social beliefs, bringing many benefits to its members. In 1946, Ralph Helstein was the general counsel for the United Packinghouse Workers Union (UPWA), which had become a predominantly black worker organization. At the time there was a divisive left-right split in the union. As the only individual both sides trusted, Helstein was elected president of the union, thus beginning an era of positive change for the UPWA and its workers. Beyond Helstein's efforts for the UPWA, Marching with Dr. King: Ralph Helstein and the United Packinghouse Workers of America also examines the involvement of Helstein in the civil rights movement, his personal association with Martin Luther King, Jr., and how his actions as union president championed the rights of African Americans, women, and even an immigrant group outside the United States-the sugar workers in Puerto Rico. This text presents a unique perspective on the life of a labor leader, revealing the connection between Helstein's religious and philosophical ideas with his leadership of the UPWA union. Presents information based largely upon original interviews conducted by the author, the research of historians, and original documents from the UPWA archives Provides a chronological history of the union movement through Helstein's lifetime from the 1920s to the 1980s Includes family photographs and photos of Helstein in various union activity settings such as strikes and meetings

General

Imprint:	Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2011
First published:	July 2011
Authors:	Cyril Robinson
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-313-38418-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Industrial relations & safety > Industrial relations > Trade unions Books > History > American history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General
LSN:	0-313-38418-5
Barcode:	9780313384189

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