Paul Weber (unionist)

Paul Weber was an American labor leader. He was the founder and president of the Detroit (Michigan) chapter of the Association of Catholic Trade Unionists (ACTU) from 1939 to 1947,^[1] best known for his development of an ACTU "Industrial Council Plan" (which Weber called "economic democracy"^[2]^[3]) versus a CIO Industry Council Plan to foster union-management cooperation in US Labor disputes.^[4]^[5]

Weber also belonged to the American Newspaper Guild (now NewsGuild-CWA),^[6] a CIO federation member, which made him "well-versed in union practices."^[7]

He also served as editor of Wage Earner, newspaper of the Michigan ACTU.^[8]

In 1946, Weber wrote to some Catholic leaders around the nation in defense of Walter Reuther, who he wrote "Walter Reuther is certainly not a Communist... he is their bete noir" even if "Walter and his brothers Victor and Roy started out to be radicals."^[9]

In 1947 during a conference of the Catholic Trl-State Congress in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Weber, "Detroit newspaperman and Association of Catholic Trade Unionists leader," joined other Catholics in opposing Communist influence on labor unions.^[10]

Works[edit]

"ACTU," Christian Front (December, 1938)^[11]

References[edit]

^ "The Association of Catholic Trade Unionists-Detroit" (PDF). Wayne State University. 1968. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
^ Steven Rosswurm. "The Catholic Church, the Congress of Industrial Organizations, and Labor in the United States, 1930-1950 - Background". Catholic University of America. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
^ Steven Rosswurm. "The Catholic Church, the Congress of Industrial Organizations, and Labor in the United States, 1930-1950 - "The Catholic Viewpoint on Industry Councils"; "Industrial Councils"". Catholic University of America. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
^ Steven Rosswurm (1992). The CIO's Left-led Unions. Rutgers University Press. pp. 135–136. ISBN 9780813517698. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
^ Dennis A. Deslippe (Winter 1991). ""A Revolution of ITS Own" the Social Doctrine of the Association of Catholic Trade Unionists in Detroit, 1939-50". American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia. 102 (4): 25–32. JSTOR 44210275. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
^ Nelson Lichtenstein (1997). Walter Reuther: The Most Dangerous Man in Detroit. University of Illinois Press. p. 188. ISBN 9780252066269. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
^ Matthew Pehl (2016). The Making of Working-Class Religion. University of Illinois Press. pp. 124–125. ISBN 9780252066269. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
^ Steve Babson (1986). Working Detroit: The Making of a Union Town. Wayne State University Press. p. 101. ISBN 0814318193. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
^ "Paul Weber to Father William J. Smith S.J." Catholic University of America. 23 March 1946. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
^ Clarence M. Zens (22 September 1947). "PLEA TO PUT TRI-STATE CONGRESS 9/22/ 7 ADVICE INTO ACTION MADE BY BISHOP AS CONVENTION CLOSES". Catholic News Service. p. 1. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
^ David O'Brien (1966). "American Catholics and Organized Labor in the 1930's". The Catholic Historical Review. 52 (3): 345 (fn57). JSTOR 25017823. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

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[WSUreuther-1] "The Association of Catholic Trade Unionists-Detroit" (PDF). Wayne State University. 1968. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

[2] Steven Rosswurm. "The Catholic Church, the Congress of Industrial Organizations, and Labor in the United States, 1930-1950 - Background". Catholic University of America. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

[3] Steven Rosswurm. "The Catholic Church, the Congress of Industrial Organizations, and Labor in the United States, 1930-1950 - "The Catholic Viewpoint on Industry Councils"; "Industrial Councils"". Catholic University of America. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

[Rosswurm-4] Steven Rosswurm (1992). The CIO's Left-led Unions. Rutgers University Press. pp. 135–136. ISBN 9780813517698. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

[Dislippe-5] Dennis A. Deslippe (Winter 1991). ""A Revolution of ITS Own" the Social Doctrine of the Association of Catholic Trade Unionists in Detroit, 1939-50". American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia. 102 (4): 25–32. JSTOR 44210275. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

[Lichtenstein-6] Nelson Lichtenstein (1997). Walter Reuther: The Most Dangerous Man in Detroit. University of Illinois Press. p. 188. ISBN 9780252066269. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

[Pehl-7] Matthew Pehl (2016). The Making of Working-Class Religion. University of Illinois Press. pp. 124–125. ISBN 9780252066269. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

[Babson-8] Steve Babson (1986). Working Detroit: The Making of a Union Town. Wayne State University Press. p. 101. ISBN 0814318193. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

[9] "Paul Weber to Father William J. Smith S.J." Catholic University of America. 23 March 1946. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

[10] Clarence M. Zens (22 September 1947). "PLEA TO PUT TRI-STATE CONGRESS 9/22/ 7 ADVICE INTO ACTION MADE BY BISHOP AS CONVENTION CLOSES". Catholic News Service. p. 1. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

[11] David O'Brien (1966). "American Catholics and Organized Labor in the 1930's". The Catholic Historical Review. 52 (3): 345 (fn57). JSTOR 25017823. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

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