On the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970, people aboard two boats, one carrying American Autoworkers and the other carrying Canadian Autoworkers held a wake to represent the death of the Detroit River due to pollution. Today, members of the autoworkers' unions on both sides of the border are active in helping to protect the environment and are working towards reducing pollution along the Detroit River.
Read about the hard work done by autoworkers to improve the environment over the years in the latest post by Dr. John Hartig: Great Lakes Moment: Autoworkers’ long history of protecting our environment.