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This is a story and case study of an African-American bus driver
who helped her fellow workers in Cleveland, Ohio not only to higher
wages and better working conditions, but also toward professional
careers and respect. The "Legacy of Noridean McDonald" is an
example of how one person provided opportunity, inspired courage,
and instilled determination among transportation workers in
establishing and achieving a goal of unity among workers,
empowerment in the workplace, and respect from the employer. The
study documents the beginnings of the union and the details and
events that led to successful representation. Noridean's struggle
was painful. She sacrificed time with her family and risked a job
she desperately needed to fight for the changes she envisioned for
herself and her co-workers. Her fight, her fears, and her struggle
to level the playing field led to the equality, respect, and
dignity of current and future members of OAPSE Local # 744.
Noridean McDonald understood, felt, and identified with the overall
problems of the working class, not only at her worksite but at all
worksites. She attempted to address these issues and then provoked
a change, an endeavor not for the faint of heart. This change was
not only for her personal dignity, but for everyone, to ensure
change and good fortune for the entire united body. Noridean
McDonald's aversion to unjust labor practices propelled her into a
non-stop, unguided collision with her employer, which launched the
union movement in her work place. Noridean's choices and steps led
her into the forefront as mid-wife for the birth of a labor union.
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