Letter to Walter P. Reuther from Douglas Fraser about DRUM

Letter to Walter P. Reuther from Douglas Fraser about DRUM

Detroit--Race relations | Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement | Reuther, Walter, 1907-1970 | International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America

Despite DRUM’s upstart status, its militant stance on race in the auto factories and criticisms of union leadership quickly caught the attention of Walter Reuther and the UAW. DRUM claimed the UAW did not care about the plight of its Black members, while the union worried that the wildcat strikes weakened their ability to negotiate with employers. Source: UAW President’s Office: Walter P. Reuther Records, Box 51, folder 4.

UAW President’s Office: Walter P. Reuther Records

Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University.

1968-10-25

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