This week on Voices from the Frontlines Your National Movement Building Show Eric Mann reads from his soon to be published article: A Communist in an Auto Factory. Eric tells us about his journey as a known communist working in the health professional and auto industry. He tells of the popularity of the communist party and the communist tradition during the 1980’s and into the 90’s. Eric worked at and fought to keep the GM Van Nuys Plant open from 1979 to 1986. Read about the full campaign in his book Taking on General Motors A Case Study of the UAW Campaign to Keep GM Van Nuys Open and take a look at the film Tiger By the Tail also about the Campaign to Keep GM Van Nuys Open produced and directed by Michael Goldman, written by Eric Mann, narrated by Ed Asner: a documentary film of the Campaign to Keep GM Van Nuys Open.

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