An overview of the 1934 Toledo Auto-Lite strike - Philip A. Korth & Margaret R. Beegle
Submitted by Juan Conatz on May 29 2016 02:42
A summary by Philip A. Korth and Margaret R. Beegle of the 1934 Toledo Auto-Lite strike. Originally appeared as the second chapter of I remember like today: the Auto-Lite strike of 1934, an oral history.
Origins of the sit-down era: worker militancy and innovation in the rubber industry, 1934-1938 - Daniel Nelson
Submitted by Juan Conatz on Jun 7 2015 06:56
An article by Daniel Nelson about the Akron, Ohio rubber workers of the 1930s.
The CIO at bay: labor militancy and politics in Akron, 1936-1938 - Daniel Nelson
Submitted by Juan Conatz on Jun 6 2015 08:18
An article by Daniel Nelson about the CIO's efforts at flexing their muscles in local politics in Akron, Ohio during the late 1930s.
Vulnerable Akron: the first great sit-down - Rose Pesotta
An account by anarchist and union organizer Rose Pesotta of the 1936 Akron rubberworkers strike, which utilized the sit-down tactic. From the book Bread Upon the Waters.
Akron rubber workers' struggles, 1933-1936 - Jeremy Brecher
Submitted by Steven. on Sep 4 2013 11:50
Jeremy Brecher's account of the struggles of rubber workers in Akron, Ohio, the centre of the American rubber industry. Growing disillusioned with the failure of the unions to improve their situation, the workers developed the sitdown strike.
The 1934 Toledo Auto Lite strike - Ted Selander
A speech given by participant Ted Selander on June 3, 1984 at an anniversary celebration of the 1934 Toledo Auto-Lite strike.
Overcoming racism: the Lucasville rebellion - Staughton Lynd
Submitted by Spassmaschine on May 12 2010 22:54
Interesting article looking at how black and white prisoners overcame racism through common struggle in the April 1993 prison rebellion in Lucasville, Ohio.
The Lordstown struggle and the real crisis in production - Ken Weller
Submitted by libcom on Feb 17 2009 18:17
Fascinating pamphlet by Solidarity on the informal workers struggle against the frenetic pace of work at a General Motors plant, and the later co-optation of the struggle by the auto workers union.
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