B.J.
Widick
Born:
10/25/1910
Okucana, Serbia
Died: 06/28/2008
Parents: Joseph Widick, Angelina Widick
Spouse: 2nd wife Barbara
Children: Marshall, Brian
Address(es):
Permanent :
1411 White St.
Ann Arbor , MI 48104
Died: 06/28/2008
Parents: Joseph Widick, Angelina Widick
Spouse: 2nd wife Barbara
Children: Marshall, Brian
Address(es):
Permanent :
1411 White St.
Ann Arbor , MI 48104
Writings
| Image | Title | Genre | Audience | Publisher | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Auto Work and Its Discontents - Editor |
Non Fiction | Adult | Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, | 1976 | |
|
Detroit: City of Race and Class Violence - (Publication Years: 1972, 1989) |
Non Fiction , Michigan | Adult | Chicago, Quadrangle Books / Detroit, Wayne State University Press | 1972 -1989 | |
| Labor Today: Triumphs and Failures of Unionism | Non Fiction | Adult | Boston, Houghton Mifflin | 1964 | |
| A New Focus on Detroit and Michigan's Economy | Non Fiction , Michigan | Adult | Detroit: Wayne State University Press | 1963 | |
|
UAW and Walter Reuther - With Irving Howe |
Non Fiction | Adult | New York, Random House | 1949 | |
|
Other writings: - Contributor in Monthly Labor Review, New Republic, Nation, and Virginia Quarterly Review |
Non Fiction | Adult |
What is the aim or goal of your writing:
2nd ed. says, "As a social critic, I conceive of my function as a writer to ask the tough questions. So few people do that today. This is not the road to financial or other success, but it is rewarding for such a function does assist people to come up with better answers than the old cliches."
May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: No
Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No
Skills:
Author
Awards:
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Distinguished Teaching Award, Graduate School of Business, Columbia University |
Inclusion in biographical or critical works:
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Michigan Authors, 3rd edition | 1993 |
| Michigan Authors, 2nd ed. | 1980 |
| Contemporary Authors |
Memberships:
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Member of Industrial Relations Research Association | |
| Three papers presented at a conference on Labor and International Affairs Education at Georgetown University | 1974 |
Education:
| Degree | Institution | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master of Arts (M.A.) | Wayne State University | Detroit , MI | 1963 |
| Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) | University of Akron | Akron , OH | 1933 |
Career:
| Position | Organization | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professor of industrial relations | Columbia University | New York | 1969 -1972 |
|
Adjunct Faculty, associate professor of economics
- (1962, 1968-1969) |
Wayne State University | Detroit , MI | 1962 -1969 |
| Advisory Council | Industrial Relations Research Association | 1960 -1961 | |
| Labor Correspondent | The Nation Magazine | 1958 -1978 | |
| Adult Education Program Teacher | Labor Extension Service and United Automobile Workers | Detroit , MI | 1950 -1960 |
|
Plant Union official, research economist
- Economist on Walter Reuther's research staff |
United Autoworkers | 1947 -1961 | |
| Military Service | U. S. Army Coprs | 1942 -1945 | |
| Research director | United Rubberworkers Union | 1937 | |
| Newspaper work | Akron Beacon-Journal | Akron , OH | 1933 -1937 |
| Lectured in the United States and abroad |
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