Latest Solidarity Issue

The 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Overpass

05/29/12

  • Ford thugs get ready to beat down UAW organizers.
  • Images of the unprovoked attack helped the UAW win public support.
  • Freddie Watts: Having a union evened the playing field.
  • Walter Reuther and Richard Frankensteen after the attack.
  • UAW members mark the 75th anniversary of The Battle of the Overpass.
  • Sign outside the Rouge complex.
  • Elijah 'Smiley' Buxton: Younger generation must get involved.
  • History marker outside the Rouge complex.
  • Local 600 President Bernie Ricke reflects on the history of the UAW at Ford.
  • The Rouge complex has seen violent confrontations and cooperation between labor and management.
  • Local 600 is rightly proud of its history in the labor movement.
  • Marshall Davis: 'I'm proud of my union.'