Today in Labor History January 22, 1969: African American workers at the Eldon Chrysler plant in Detroit marched on the autoworkers' union with a list of grievances during the ELRUM strike. A few days later, on January 27, they began a wildcat strike at the Eldon plant, which was highly segregated. At the time, 65% of Eldon employees were black. ELRUM, or the Eldon Revolutionary Union Movement, was part of the League of Revolutionary Black Workers (LRBW). Both groups emerged from DRUM (the Dodge Revolutionary Movement), which formed in May, 1968, in response to the racism and disregard by the United Autoworkers toward black workers. DRUM launched a wildcat strike on July 8, 1968. LRBW were mostly communists. They opposed capitalist exploitation, union complacency, imperialism, state violence, and the collusion of the AFL-CIO with the FBI and CIA.

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Today in Labor History January 22, 1969: African American workers at the Eldon Chrysler plant in Detroit marched on the autoworkers' union with a list of grievances during the ELRUM strike. A few days later, on January 27, they began a wildcat strike at the Eldon plant, which was highly segregated. At the time, 65% of Eldon employees were black. ELRUM, or the Eldon Revolutionary Union Movement, was part of the League of Revolutionary Black Workers (LRBW). Both groups emerged from DRUM (the Dodge Revolutionary Movement), which formed in May, 1968, in response to the racism and disregard by the United Autoworkers toward black workers. DRUM launched a wildcat strike on July 8, 1968. LRBW were mostly communists. They opposed capitalist exploitation, union complacency, imperialism, state violence, and the collusion of the AFL-CIO with the FBI and CIA.

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Today in Labor History July 8, 1968: A wildcat strike began in Detroit, Michigan against both the Chrysler Corporation and the UAW. At the time, the Dodge Hamtramck plant was 70% black, while the union local was dominated by older Polish-American workers. In response, black workers formed the new Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement. The Revolutionary Union Movement quickly spread to other Detroit plants: Ford Revolutionary Union Movement at the Ford River Rouge Plant, and Eldon Avenue Revolutionary Union Movement at the Chrysler Eldon Avenue plant. They united in 1969 in the League of Revolutionary Black Workers.

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Today in Labor History July 8, 1968: A wildcat strike began in Detroit, Michigan against both the Chrysler Corporation and the UAW. At the time, the Dodge Hamtramck plant was 70% black, while the union local was dominated by older Polish-American workers. In response, black workers formed the new Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement. The Revolutionary Union Movement quickly spread to other Detroit plants: Ford Revolutionary Union Movement at the Ford River Rouge Plant, and Eldon Avenue Revolutionary Union Movement at the Chrysler Eldon Avenue plant. They united in 1969 in the League of Revolutionary Black Workers.

#workingclass #LaborHistory#DRUM #racism#revolutionary #union #wildcat #strike #autoworkers #detroit #michigan#DodgeRevolutionayUnionMovement#UAW#LeagueofRevolutionaryBlackWorkers #BlackMastadon