What is it about?
In the 1980s and 1990s, white Minnesota autoworkers evolved from an abstract but passionate anti-Japanese nationalism to a transnational solidarity that included changes in their attitudes to workers of color in their plant and local union.
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Why is it important?
Given speculation about the rise of white working class racism, right wing populism, and support for Donald Trump, this study offers a close examination of one group of mostly white workers who grew in a progressive direction.
Perspectives
This article gives us a lens through which to explore contemporary debates and assumptions about aggrieved white workers in contemporary America.
Peter Rachleff
Macalester College
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This page is a summary of: From Racism to International Solidarity: The Journey of UAW Local 879, 1980-1995, WorkingUSA, March 2015, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/wusa.12156.
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