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The organization was formed when it broke with the main faction of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) over the question of political action. After seven years of parallel existence as the so-called "Detroit IWW," the dissident organization changed its name to Workers' International Industrial Union in 1915.
The Detroit IWW (which became the WIIU) created an industrial union structure that was similar to that of the IWW. [43] The split between the Chicago IWW and the Detroit IWW was replicated in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Britain. [44] In 1909, the Detroit IWW reported 23 local organizations. [45]
DTE's earliest direct corporate ancestor, the Edison Illuminating Company of Detroit, was founded in 1886. By the turn of the century, it split responsibility for commercial electric power in the fast-growing city of Detroit with the Peninsular Electric Light Company; the latter company controlled the city's electric distribution network.
Automotive Industry Action Group; Commercial Spaceflight Federation; Driving Schools Association of the Americas; Modification and Replacement Parts Association; Motorcycle Industry Council; National Automobile Dealers Association; National Motor Freight Traffic Association; Personal Watercraft Industry Association; Railway Tie Association
The League of Revolutionary Black Workers (LRBW) formed in 1969 in Detroit, Michigan.The League united a number of different Revolutionary Union Movements (RUMs) that were growing rapidly across the auto industry and other industrial sectors—industries in which Black workers were concentrated in Detroit in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Kevin Felster told The Detroit News he was on his way to Clinton Township when he saw the fire and heard the explosions. He said he got out of his car and saw pieces of metal — from the size of ...
The first commercial wind turbine in Michigan, installed in Leelanau County near Traverse City in 1996, was retired and dismantled in 2022. Wind power in Michigan is a developing industry. The industrial base from the automotive industry has led to a number of companies producing wind turbine parts in the state.
The plant was also often known by the name of operator Detroit Renewable Power. [4] It covered 15 acres. [5] While operating, the plant processed 5,000 tons of waste on a daily basis [5] and provided energy to 75,000 nearby homes. [1] The plant was described by Detroit authorities as "the largest municipal solid waste incinerator in Michigan." [6]