Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor Highlight

getting a contract can be just the beginning; building up a fledgling union and making it strong enough to enforce that hard-won legal agreement can be another struggle in and of itself. Dr. Brooks, who became a shop steward (a rank-and-file union member elected to represent workers in dealings with management), discovered that the same old racial disparities and lack of solidarity between white and Black workers continued to be a problem when it came to equal access to union benefits and discrimination at work.