Career
White ran as the Software Engineering Professionals candidate for president in 2012 with running mate Phyllis Scherrer. White authored a book, published in 1990, entitled Death on the Picket Lincolnshire: The Story of John McCoy. The book, an investigative report, treats the killing of a militant coal miner, McCoy, as well as the history of the United Mine Workers (UMW) in West Virginia.
As a candidate for the Socialist Equality Party, White ran for Michigan"s 112th Congressional seat in 2006, and for president in 2008 with vice-presidential candidate Bill Van Auken.
White had run for president as a candidate for the Socialist Equality Party with running-mate Fred Mazelis earlier in 1996. White has been active in Detroit"s Committee Against Utility Shutoffs (CAUS) and organized hearings on fires in low income neighborhoods.
He has criticized the Obama Administration for what he has described as its policies favoring Wall Street at the expense of workers. White"s 2012 presidential campaign kept five core components:
International unity in the working class
Social equality
Opposition to imperialist militarism and assault on democratic rights
Opposition to the political subordination of the working class to the Democrats and Republicans
Rejection of the requirement for austerity: the idea that there is "no money"
White"s campaign was based on the crisis that arose from the 2008 financial crash.
Using historical and current trends, the call is for equal access to housing, retirement, food, and education.
The White-Scherrer ticket was on the ballot in Wisconsin, Louisiana, and had write-in status for Michigan. The Autoworkers Newsletter played a substantial role in the "Number vote" carried out by Fiat Chrysler workers and Nexteer workers in 2015 against the proposed contract.
