Inside Highlander

[...]when I saw a video on social media of the building being razed, I was taken back to the summer of 1998, when a group of about 45 Teamster organizers, warehouse workers and truck drivers from around the country gathered at Highlander to learn how to take on a formidable opponent: Overnite Transp...

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Published in:In these times 2019-06, Vol.43 (6), p.34-37
Main Author: Stevenson, Gary
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Activism
Activists
Civil rights movements
Education
Labor unions
Lynd, Staughton
Musical performances
Parks, Rosa (1913-2005)
Raids
Real estate sales
Social justice
Social networks
Strikes
Trucking industry
Union membership
White supremacy
Workers
Workshops
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Summary:[...]when I saw a video on social media of the building being razed, I was taken back to the summer of 1998, when a group of about 45 Teamster organizers, warehouse workers and truck drivers from around the country gathered at Highlander to learn how to take on a formidable opponent: Overnite Transportation Company (part of the Union Pacific Corporation), based in Richmond, Va., the largest non-union trucking firm in the United States at the time. For every warehouse worker and truck driver and unorganized worker who seeks a better life, one free from drudgery, humiliation and low pay, the ideals of Highlander will remain an inspiration and a powerful force for democracy and social justice.
ISSN:0160-5992