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Ruth Ann Needleman

Coordinator—Swingshift College, Professor of Labor Studies, Division of Continuing Studies
IU Northwest

Coordinator—Swingshift College, Professor of Labor Studies

Interests:

Labor Studies, continuing studies

Education:

• B.A. at Brandeis University, 1966
• M.A. at Harvard University, 1967
• Ph.D. at Harvard University, 1972

Background:

Ruth Needleman is the Labor Studies coordinator of the Northwest Region. She served two years as national director of education of the Service Employees International Union in Washington, D.C and is widely published on subjects related to labor unions, race relations, and women in the labor force. Needleman made three trips to the former Soviet Union and attended seminars at Moscow's Higher Trade Union College to research comparative labor movements. She is also the recipient of the AFL-CIO Community Service Award.

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