Stephen Wade Rathke was born on 1948 and is a community and labor activist who founded the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now in 1970 and Service Employees International Union Local 100 in 1980.
13 Facts About Wade Rathke
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Wade Rathke was ACORN's chief organizer from its founding in 1970 until June 2,2008, and continues to be chief organizer of ACORN International and United Labor Unions Local 100.
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Wade Rathke is the publisher and editor-in-chief of Social Policy, a quarterly magazine for scholars and activists.
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Wade Rathke is a radio station manager of KABF and WAMF.
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Wade Rathke began his career as an organizer for the National Welfare Rights Organization in Springfield, Massachusetts.
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The New York Times reported on July 9,2008, that Dale Rathke, the brother of ACORN's founder Wade Rathke, was found to have embezzled $948,607.50 from the group and affiliated charitable organizations in 1999 and 2000.
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Wade Rathke learned of the problem when an employee of Citizens Consulting, the accounting firm for ACORN, told him an investigation uncovered inappropriate charges that led to his brother.
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On June 2,2008, Dale Rathke was dismissed, and Wade resigned that same day as ACORN's chief organizer.
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Wade Rathke continues as chief organizer for ACORN International, Inc.
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Wade Rathke is founder and Chief Organizer of Service Employees International Union Local 100, which is headquartered in New Orleans and has chapters in Texas and Arkansas.
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In 2000, Wade Rathke created the Organizers' Forum, which brings together senior organizers in labor and community organizations in dialogues about challenges faced by constituency-based organizations, such as tactical development, organizing new immigrants, using technology, using capital strategies and corporate campaign techniques, or understanding the effects and organizing challenges of globalization.
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Since 2013, Wade Rathke has returned to the 100,000-watt radio station KABF-FM 88.3 as its station manager.
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In 2017, the documentary film about Wade Rathke titled The Organizer was released.