A Voice Of Labor AndThe New Deal Passes...


















Archie Green was an important voice for both labor causes and labor history for many a year. After graduating with a degree in Political Science he opted to join the CCC in the depths of the Depression and the beginnings of the New Deal. Over the years he worked at many a Union job, ending up in the shipyards of San Francisco. During WW2 he served as a SeaBee before returning to the Union movement. Later he returned to the acedemic life and spent the remainder of his days as a passionate advocate of Union history and folklore. his acomplishments were huge, lasting. Right up to the end he was still active, sending letters to Speaker Pelosi full of advice as to what had to be done. As Labor moves to a new future and a new New Deal we can be assured that the link is unbroken due, in no small part to the work of this man who lived large and left us so much. His story is below......follow the link....

Archie Green, 91, Union Activist and Folklorist, Dies - Obituary (Obit) - NYTimes.com