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Fighting Times

by Jon Melrod

Deeply personal, astutely political, Fighting Times: Organizing on the Front Lines of the Class Warrecounts the thirteen-year journey of Jonathan Melrod to harnessworking-class militancy and jump start a revolution on the shop floor ofAmerican Motors., as he strives to build a class-conscious workers' movement from the bottom up.A radical to the core, Melrod was a key part of campus insurrectionat University of Wisconsin–Madison. He left campus for the factory in1973, hired along with hundreds of youthful job seekers onto themind-numbing assembly line. Fighting Times paints a portrait of these rebellious and alienated young hires, many of whom were Black Vietnam vets.Containing dozens of archival photographs, Fighting Timescaptures the journey of a militant antiracist revolutionary who rose tothe highest elected ranks of his UAW local without compromising hispolitics or his dedication to building a class-conscious workers'movement. The book will arm and inspire a new generation of labororganizers with the skills and attitude to challenge the odds and fightthe egregious abuses of the exploitative capitalist system.

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Author Biography

Born into the political and cultural quiescence of the 1950s, Jonathan Melrodgrew up in apartheid-like Washington DC. Active in the student movementthat opposed the Vietnam War and a supporter of black liberation, Jonembraced the ideology that the working class held the power to radicallytransform society. He left the campus for the factory in 1973. Forthirteen years, he immersed himself in the day-to-day struggles ofMilwaukee's working class, both on the factory floor and in thepolitical arena. Despite FBI surveillance and interference, Jonorganized a militant rank-and-file caucus and rose through union ranksto a top leadership position in UAW Local 72. After a mass workforcecutback imposed by AMC's joint venture partner Renault, he left toattend Hastings college of the law in San Francisco in 1985. Graduatingcum laude with a JD, he opened a law firm in San Francisco successfullyrepresenting hundreds of political refugees.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Apartheid in My Backyard i. Putney School 1964 - My Awakening Chapter 2: Madison on Fire i. ROTC Gets the Boot ii. The Black Eagle iii. Black People's Alliance - On Strike Shut it Down! iv. Mifflin Street v. The Union Makes Us Strong vi. Weather Antics Disrupt SDS vii. The Murder of Chairman Fred Chapter 3: United Front Against the War i. The Chicago Conspiracy Trial ii. Nixon Invades Cambodia - Campuses Erupt - 4 Dead at Kent State iii. Intro To BARU - "Someone Took Out Army Math" iv. Moving On Chapter 4: My Introduction to Wage Slavery Chapter 5: American Motors - Welcome to the Bigs Chapter 6: Fighting Speed Up Chapter 7: Campaign to Rehire Jon & Al Chapter 8: Learning to Take the Heat but Not Miss a Beat Chapter 9: Life as a Tannery Rat i. Welcome to Welding 101/Free Ray Mendoza ii. Into the Belly of the Beast -- With the FBI One Step Behind Me Chapter 10: 'Thanks, but No Tanks!' i. Menominee Warriors Society ii. "On Strike! Shut it Down!" iii. If the offer's not right - we'll keep up the fight!! Chapter 11: Back on the Trim Line - 1008 Days Later i. Workers' Bicentennial - We've Carried the Rich for 200 Years -Let's Get Them Off Our Backs ii. We've Carried the Rich for 200 Years -- Let's Get Them Off Our Backs! iii. 200 Years Is Long Enough! iv. 1000 Jobs Out the Door v. Protest at AMC Employment Office vi. NLRB Rules Against AM on Protest Chapter 12: Hey Kenosha - Here Comes Tribe Milwaukee i. Wage Freeze - No Way! ii. 76 Contract - Wage Freeze & Takeaways Stopped - BUT! Chapter 13: The Slow Climb to Union Leadership Chapter 14: '78 Contract Draws Battle Lines Chapter 15: 'Melrod wears a training bra' Chapter 16: Revitalizing Department Meetings Chapter 17: Department Meeting Confronts Racist Chief Steward Chapter 18: Into the Street to Save Our Jobs i. Pre-Contract Showdown with Renault Chapter 19: 1980 Contract - Renault Looms Chapter 20: Scab of the Month - 'What's a Wohlgemuth?' Chapter 21: Climbing the Union Ladder Chapter 22: Mr. Bill Comes to Kenosha Chapter 23: UWC Crosses the Ocean to France Chapter 24: Renault Returns for Another Bite of the Apple Chapter 25: Taking on the International - One Member/One Vote Chapter 26: Save Fighting Times - Defend Free Speech i. But Was it Frivolous, Too? ii. The Trial Begins iii. No Sympathy for the Devil iv. My Turn in the Witness Chair v. 'A Terrible Mess' vi. Stronger Than Ever Chapter 27: Time to Lead Local 72 i. 50th anniversary of Local 72 Chapter 28: Concessions Take Their Toll Epilogue

Review

"An eloquent voice from the frontlines of the hard, bitter, exhilarating struggles for freedom and justice that have made the world a better place. And an inspiring guide for carrying the crucial struggle forward."
--Noam Chomsky
"In Fighting Times, Jon Melrod shares his personal experiences
in historical context about his human rights battles against social
injustices. Jon was an early supporter of the Black Panther Party and
the struggle for black liberation. As you will read, he became a target
of the FBI after landing on the Bureau's radar when he called the
Chicago office to coordinate sales of The Black Panther community newspaper in Madison, WI. A must-read for all freedom-loving peoples."
--Emory Douglas, social justice artist and minister of culture for the Black Panther Party, 1967-1981
"Melrod's Fighting Times isn't a memoir that talks about halcyon days when revolution was in the air--it's a fighting manual for people today who want to change society. The revolutionary doesn't just think the masses into action, but acts alongside them, lifting their fellow worker up and leading by example. If you're a young worker or student who wants to get things moving, Fighting Times shows you what it means to do just that."
--Brace Belden, co-host of the True Anon podcast, volunteer with YPG Kurdish Militia in Syria, ILWU Local 6 organizing committee at Anchor Brewing San Francisco
"To organize communities and workers you have to listen to them. Jon Melrod's many stories show he did just that--and had a blast, too, as they turned their creativity and solidarity against the boss. Yes, there's a lot to be learned from Melrod's tales, but they're also a joy to read."
--Ken Paff, co-founder, Teamsters for a Democratic Union
"Brother Melrod's book Fighting Times provides first-hand insight into the valiant struggles waged in the early to mid-eighties in the contentious struggle between rank-and-file auto workers and the four US auto manufacturers. Concession fever, pushed by both the auto companies and their partners in the UAW International union, swept the industry and threatened to decimate decades of hard-fought gains won by the rank-and-file since breaking down the non-union shops in the 1930's. For any young activist just entering the labor movement, Fighting Times offers inspiration, guidance, and insight on how to motivate the rank-and-file to identify its own interests and stand up to corporate attacks, and in some cases, union sellouts who do the bidding of the owning class. The book is a must read for all aspiring labor activists."
--Peter Kelly, former President UAW Local 160 GM Tech Center, UAW National Bargaining Committee 1985
"Long before Kenosha, WI became a flashpoint in Black Lives Matter protests in 2020, this blue-collar city was the scene of intense shop floor campaigns against racism and for militant unionism in the auto industry. Jon Melrod's account of his workplace organizing and reform caucus building in the 1970s and 80s is full of useful lessons for younger radicals trying to revive organized labor today. Fighting Times illustrates the importance of resisting contract concessions, defending free speech on the shop floor, and democratizing the United Auto Workers, a key rank-and-file struggle to this very day."
--Steve Early, labor journalist, and former International Representative, Communications Workers of America. Author of Refinery Town: Big Oil, Big Money, and the Remaking of an American City
"Jon Melrod's Fighting Times tells the story of a '60s-era student radical who was one of thousands of young revolutionaries who left the campus and headed for mills, mines, factories, and battered neighborhoods. It was a learn-as-you go migration that was as challenging and exciting as it was chaotic and dangerous. Much ink has been devoted to Weatherman's stuttering attempts to attack the system. What's missing is the organizing these one-time SDS activists did in the coal miners right to strike movement, the postal workers wildcat strikes, and--in Melrod's case--Kenosha American Motors factory. American youth everywhere were inspired by the freedom fighters of the Black Panthers, Vietnamese NLF, and the Chinese Revolution. It was an exciting time and Jon Melrod's extraordinary book puts you there."
--Tommy Amano-Tompkins, English professor at LA Harbor College and one-time arts editor at the San Francisco Bay Guardian
"Fighting Times is an excellent example of a militant rank-and-file caucus taking up the battle for women's equality. The Fighting Times caucus At the American Motors' auto plant in Kenosha, WI took up the battle against discrimination of women on the shop floor, within the union, and in the broader community. When Jon was elected chief steward his election slate consisted of newly energized women activists. Under his leadership, half the steward body were women. I recommend any young person looking to become active in the union movement read this book, which is vital for building today's movement in support of women's fight for equality and the fight for social justice."
--Laura Drake, Allied Industrial Workers local 232 Bargaining Team & Plant Grievance Rep and Senior Organizer Chicago AFSCME Council 31
"72-year-old Jon Melrod has been an activist all his life--starting in second grade. His book, Fighting Times is a remarkable document that shows us how one dedicated person became a leader who helped build a movement that improved the lives of industrial workers. Fighting Times is a blueprint for anyone who seeks to bring justice to the workplace."
--Stephan Shames, photographer
"For too long the dominant narrative of sixties radicalism has been one of unrealistic idealism giving way to desperation, capitulation, or despair. Missing are stories of those who became radicalized in that time and went to 'to the working class' as a means to affect fundamental change. Now Jon Melrod brings us one of those stories, one that is both unique--his having been a catalyzing force in key struggles--and far more representative than what we have been led to believe. His is an essential story of someone who emerged from the Sixties maelstrom intent on taking things in further liberatory directions."
--Aaron J. Leonard, author of Heavy Radicals: The FBI's Secret War Against America's Maoists
"Jon Melrod's Fighting Times: Organizing on the Front Lines of the Class War blends the riveting personal history of a dedicated class war veteran with important lessons in building multiracial, multigender working-class solidarity on the shop floor, in the streets, and especially when confronting the boss. As a lifelong activist and unapologetic revolutionary, Melrod's efforts to democratize the UAW during the '70s and '80s foreshadowed today's battles for union democracy, and his story offers a handy blueprint for the next generation of fired-up workers, labor organizers, and hellraisers." --Kim Kelly, labor journalist and author of Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor

Long Description

Deeply personal, astutely political, Fighting Times: Organizing on the Front Lines of the Class Warrecounts the thirteen-year journey of Jonathan Melrod to harnessworking-class militancy and jump start a revolution on the shop floor ofAmerican Motors. , as he strives to build a class-conscious workers' movement from the bottom up. A radical to the core, Melrod was a key part of campus insurrectionat University of Wisconsin-Madison. He left campus for the factory in1973, hired along with hundreds of youthful job seekers onto themind-numbing assembly line. Fighting Times paints a portrait of these rebellious and alienated young hires, many of whom were Black Vietnam vets. Containing dozens of archival photographs, Fighting Timescaptures the journey of a militant antiracist revolutionary who rose tothe highest elected ranks of his UAW local without compromising hispolitics or his dedication to building a class-conscious workers'movement. The book will arm and inspire a new generation of labororganizers with the skills and attitude to challenge the odds and fightthe egregious abuses of the exploitative capitalist system.

Review Quote

"An eloquent voice from the frontlines of the hard, bitter, exhilarating struggles for freedom and justice that have made the world a better place. And an inspiring guide for carrying the crucial struggle forward." --Noam Chomsky "In Fighting Times, Jon Melrod shares his personal experiences in historical context about his human rights battles against social injustices. Jon was an early supporter of the Black Panther Party and the struggle for black liberation. As you will read, he became a target of the FBI after landing on the Bureau''s radar when he called the Chicago office to coordinate sales of The Black Panther Community Newspaper in Madison, WI. A must read for all freedom loving peoples." --Emory Douglas, social justice artist and the Black Panther''s Revolutionary Artists/Minister of Culture 1967-1981 "Melrod''s Fighting Times isn''t a memoir that talks about halcyon days when revolution was in the air--it''s a fighting manual for people today who want to change society. The revolutionary doesn''t just think the masses into action, but acts alongside them, lifting their fellow worker up and leading by example. If you''re a young worker or student who wants to get things moving, Fighting Times shows you what it means to do just that." --Brace Belden, co-host of the True Anon podcast, volunteer with YPG Kurdish Militia in Syria, ILWU Local 6 organizing committee at Anchor Brewing San Francisco "To organize communities and workers you have to listen to them. Jon Melrod''s many stories show he did just that--and had a blast, too, as they turned their creativity and solidarity against the boss. Yes, there''s a lot to be learned from Melrod''s tales, but they''re also a joy to read." --Ken Paff, co-founder, Teamsters for a Democratic Union "Brother Melrod''s book Fighting Times provides first-hand insight into the valiant struggles waged in the early to mid-eighties in the contentious struggle between rank-and-file auto workers and the four US auto manufacturers. Concession fever, pushed by both the auto companies and their partners in the UAW International union, swept the industry and threatened to decimate decades of hard-fought gains won by the rank-and-file since breaking down the non-union shops in the 1930''s. For any young activist just entering the labor movement, Fighting Times offers inspiration, guidance, and insight on how to motivate the rank-and-file to identify its own interests and stand up to corporate attacks, and in some cases, union sellouts who do the bidding of the owning class. The book is a must read for all aspiring labor activists." --Peter Kelly, former President UAW Local 160 GM Tech Center, UAW National Bargaining Committee 1985 "Long before Kenosha, WI became a flashpoint in Black Lives Matter protests in 2020, this blue-collar city was the scene of intense shop floor campaigns against racism and for militant unionism in the auto industry. Jon Melrod''s account of his workplace organizing and reform caucus building in the 1970s and 80s is full of useful lessons for younger radicals trying to revive organized labor today. Fighting Times illustrates the importance of resisting contract concessions, defending free speech on the shop floor, and democratizing the United Auto Workers, a key rank-and-file struggle to this very day." --Steve Early, labor journalist, and former International Representative, Communications Workers of America. Author of Refinery Town: Big Oil, Big Money, and the Remaking of an American City "Jon Melrod''s Fighting Times tells the story of a ''60s-era student radical who was one of thousands of young revolutionaries who left the campus and headed for mills, mines, factories, and battered neighborhoods. It was a learn-as-you go migration that was as challenging and exciting as it was chaotic and dangerous. Much ink has been devoted to Weatherman''s stuttering attempts to attack the system. What''s missing is the organizing these one-time SDS activists did in the coal miners right to strike movement, the postal workers wildcat strikes, and--in Melrod''s case--Kenosha American Motors factory. American youth everywhere were inspired by the freedom fighters of the Black Panthers, Vietnamese NLF, and the Chinese Revolution. It was an exciting time and Jon Melrod''s extraordinary book puts you there." --Tommy Amano-Tompkins, English professor at LA Harbor College and one-time arts editor at the San Francisco Bay Guardian "Fighting Times is an excellent example of a militant rank-and-file caucus taking up the battle for women''s equality. The Fighting Times caucus At the American Motors'' auto plant in Kenosha, WI took up the battle against discrimination of women on the shop floor, within the union, and in the broader community. When Jon was elected chief steward his election slate consisted of newly energized women activists. Under his leadership, half the steward body were women. I recommend any young person looking to become active in the union movement read this book, which is vital for building today''s movement in support of women''s fight for equality and the fight for social justice." --Laura Drake, Allied Industrial Workers local 232 Bargaining Team & Plant Grievance Rep and Senior Organizer Chicago AFSCME Council 31 "72-year-old Jon Melrod has been an activist all his life--starting in second grade. His book, Fighting Times is a remarkable document that shows us how one dedicated person became a leader who helped build a movement that improved the lives of industrial workers. Fighting Times is a blueprint for anyone who seeks to bring justice to the workplace." --Stephan Shames, photographer "For too long the dominant narrative of sixties radicalism has been one of unrealistic idealism giving way to desperation, capitulation, or despair. Missing are stories of those who became radicalized in that time and went to ''to the working class'' as a means to affect fundamental change. Now Jon Melrod brings us one of those stories, one that is both unique--his having been a catalyzing force in key struggles--and far more representative than what we have been led to believe. His is an essential story of someone who emerged from the Sixties maelstrom intent on taking things in further liberatory directions." --Aaron J. Leonard, author of Heavy Radicals: The FBI''s Secret War Against America''s Maoists "An eloquent voice from the frontlines of the hard, bitter, exhilarating struggles for freedom and justice that have made the world a better place. And an inspiring guide for carrying the crucial struggle forward." --Noam Chomsky "InFighting Times, Jon Melrod shares his personal experiences in historical context about his human rights battles against social injustices. Jon was an early supporter of the Black Panther Party and the struggle for black liberation. As you will read, he became a target of the FBI after landing on the Bureau''s radar when he called the Chicago office to coordinate sales of The Black Panther Community Newspaper in Madison, WI. A must read for all freedom loving peoples." --Emory Douglas, social justice artist and the Black Panther''s Revolutionary Artists/Minister of Culture 1967-1981 "Melrod''sFighting Times isn''t a memoir that talks about halcyon days when revolution was in the air--it''s a fighting manual for people today who want to change society. The revolutionary doesn''t just think the masses into action, but acts alongside them, lifting their fellow worker up and leading by example. If you''re a young worker or student who wants to get things moving, Fighting Times shows you what it means to do just that." --Brace Belden, co-host of the True Anon podcast, volunteer with YPG Kurdish Militia in Syria, ILWU Local 6 organizing committee at Anchor Brewing San Francisco "To organize communities and workers you have to listen to them. Jon Melrod''s many stories show he did just that--and had a blast, too, as they turned their creativity and solidarity against the boss. Yes, there''s a lot to be learned from Melrod''s tales, but they''re also a joy to read." --Ken

Description for Sales People

A motivational guide for activists who are once again seeking to organize workplaces. With a current resurgence of interest in the 1960s as a historical period worthy of study in high schools and colleges, Fighting Times is a thorough, and virtually unique story of a '60s activist in the student movement who did not become a Weatherman, hippy, Yippy, urban guerrilla, or back-to-the-lander, but chose to leave behind the campus and go to work organizing in factories, particularly in support of the struggles of black people for liberation and women fighting for fair treatment and against discrimination. Recounts the thirteen-year journey of Jon Melrod to harness working-class militancy andjump start a revolution on the shop floor of American Motors.

Details ISBN1629639656 Author Jon Melrod Short Title Fighting Times Pages 352 Publisher PM Press Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 1629639656 ISBN-13 9781629639659 Format Paperback Imprint PM Press Country of Publication United States Place of Publication Oakland Illustrations Photographs Subtitle Organising on the Front Lines of the Class War NZ Release Date 2022-11-03 UK Release Date 2022-11-03 DEWEY 331.04292220973 Audience General AU Release Date 2023-01-02 Publication Date 2022-11-03 US Release Date 2022-11-03

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