8.1 UAW-CIO song, 1942

Teaching Labor's Story

8.1 UAW-CIO song, 1942

Photo: Courtesy of University of Washington.

This song is about the struggles by auto workers to organize a union and their patriotic pride as both producers for and soldiers in the American war effort during World War II. It equates unionism with patriotism.

For Students: Primary Source
For Teachers: Teaching Guide

Primary Source (pdf link)

Teaching Guide (pdf link)

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