Sticking to the Union: An Oral History of the Life and Times of Julia Ruuttila

by Sandy Polishuk

Book Overview

Although married four times, Julia Ruuttila claimed that the love of her life was not a man but a union. From her Industrial Workers of the World origins to the CIO, the International Woodworkers of America, and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, she stuck to unions throughout her long and vibrant life. A well known labor activist and journalist in the Pacific Northwest, Ruuttila chose the picket sign and the typewriter as her chief...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403962405
• ISBN13: 9781403962409
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 273 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.5"