The Memoirs of Wendell W. Young III

The Memoirs of Wendell W. Young III

Philadelphia native Wendell W. Young III was one of the most important American labor leaders in the last half of the twentieth century. An Acme Markets clerk in the 1950s and ¿60s, he was elected top officer of the Retail Clerks Union when he was twenty-four. His social justice unionism sought to advance wages while moving b......
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Philadelphia native Wendell W. Young III was one of the most important American labor leaders in the last half of the twentieth century. An Acme Markets clerk in the 1950s and ¿60s, he was elected top officer of the Retail Clerks Union when he was twenty-four. His social justice unionism sought to advance wages while moving beyond collective bargaining to improve the conditions of the working-class majority, whether in a union or not. Young quickly gained a reputation for his independence, daring at times to publicly criticize the policies of the city¿s powerful AFL-CIO leadership and tangle with the city¿s political machine. Editor Francis Ryan, whose introduction provides historical context, interviewed Young about his experiences working in the region¿s retail and food industry, measuring the changes over time and the tangible impact that union membership had on workers. Young also describes the impact of Philadelphia¿s deindustrialization in the 1970s and ¿80s and recounts his acti
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Philadelphia native Wendell W. Young III was one of the most important American labor leaders in the last half of the twentieth century. An Acme Markets clerk in the 1950s and ’60s, he was elected top officer of the Retail Clerks Union when he was twenty-four. His social justice unionism sought to advance wages while moving beyond collective bargaining to improve the conditions of the working-class majority, whether in a union or not. Young quickly gained a reputation for his independence, daring at times to publicly criticize the policies of the city’s powerful AFL-CIO leadership and tangle with the city’s political machine.Editor Francis Ryan, whose introduction provides historical context, interviewed Young about his experiences working in the region’s retail and food industry, measuring the changes over time and the tangible impact that union membership had on workers. Young also describes the impact of Philadelphia’s deindustrialization in the 1970s and ’80s and recounts his activism for civil rights and the anti-war movements as well as on John F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign.The Memoirs of Wendell W. YoungIII provides the most extensive labor history of late twentieth-century Philadelphia yet written.

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Dykk inn i en viktig del av amerikansk historie med The Memoirs of Wendell W. Young III. Denne fengslende boken tar deg med på en reise gjennom livet til en av de mest innflytelsesrike fagforeningslederne i det 20. århundre. Wendell W. Young III, med sine røtter fra Philadelphia, begynte sin karrière som butikkmedarbeider og steg raskt til topps i Fagforeningen for detaljhandel (Retail Clerks Union) ved bare 24 års alder.

En stemme for de undertrykte

Youngs tilnærming til sosialrettferdighet har satt sitt preg på mange. Gjennom sitt liv har han ikke bare jobbet for bedre lønninger, men også for å forbedre arbeidsforholdene for hele arbeiderklassen, uavhengig av fagforeningsmedlemskap. Boken gir et unikt innblikk i hans utrettelige kamp for rettferdighet og likhet. Den viser hvordan han fryktløst utfordret de etablerte normene og kraftstrukturer i byen.

Hva vil du lære?

  • Historiske perspektiver på Philadelphia og fagforeningsbevegelsens utvikling.
  • Youngs erfaringer fra matindustrien og detaljhandelen, og hvordan endringer påvirket arbeidsmiljøet.
  • En dypere forståelse av de sosiale og økonomiske konsekvensene av avindustrialiseringen på 1970-tallet og 80-tallet.

En uvurderlig ressurs

Med en intro av redaktør Francis Ryan, gir 'The Memoirs of Wendell W. Young III' dyptgående kontekst og innsikt, basert på intervjuer med Young selv. Det er ikke bare en biografi, men et viktig dokument som belyser arbeiderbevegelsens historie og Youngs utrettelige engasjement for sine kolleger.

Grip sjansen til å utforske et liv dedikert til kampen for rettferdighet og arbeiderrettigheter. 'The Memoirs of Wendell W. Young III' er et must-read for alle som ønsker å forstå hvordan en enkelt persons stemme kan endre samfunnet.

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