Rosen is
President of District 11 of the United
Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America
(UE), Chicago. UE is a democratic national union
representing some 35,000 workers in a wide
variety of manufacturing, public sector and
private non-profit sector jobs. UE is an
independent union, not affiliated with the
AFL-CIO, that operates on two basic principles:
rank and file control and aggressive struggle.
It stresses strong workplace organization and
militant shop floor action over legal
maneuvering and gained an early reputation as a
fighter for the rights of women workers and as
an opponent of racial discrimination.
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