Hard Pressed In The Heartland
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Hard Pressed In The Heartland
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Author : Peter J. Rachleff
language : en
Publisher: South End Press
Release Date : 1993
Hard Pressed In The Heartland written by Peter J. Rachleff and has been published by South End Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Austin (Minn.) categories.
Hard-Pressed in the Heartland tells the heartbreaking but empowering story of a spirited local union trying to resist management's drive for concessions--while fending off a conservative national union leadership unwilling to support its own members. Going beyond academic history, it offers useful perspectives for rebuilding a democratic, militant, community-based unionism that can succeed where today's bureaucratic unionism cannot.
Working Hard For The American Dream
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Author : Randi Storch
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2013-03-06
Working Hard For The American Dream written by Randi Storch and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-06 with History categories.
Working Hard for the American Dream examines the various economic, social, and political developments that shaped labor history in the United States from World War I until the present day. Presents an overview of labor history that also considers women workers, ethnic America, and post-World War II workers Incorporates the most recent scholarship in labor history Takes the story of labor up to the present day in a readable and accessible manner
Hard Work
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Author : Rick Fantasia
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2004-06-16
Hard Work written by Rick Fantasia and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-06-16 with Political Science categories.
This concise overview of the labor movement in the United States focuses on why American workers have failed to develop the powerful unions that exist in other industrialized countries. Packed with valuable analysis and information, Hard Work explores historical perspectives, examines social and political policies, and brings us inside today's unions, providing an excellent introduction to labor in America. Hard Work begins with a comparison of the very different conditions that prevail for labor in the United States and in Europe. What emerges is a picture of an American labor movement forced to operate on terrain shaped by powerful corporations, a weak state, and an inhospitable judicial system. What also emerges is a picture of an American worker that has virtually disappeared from the American social imagination. Recently, however, the authors find that a new kind of unionism—one that more closely resembles a social movement—has begun to develop from the shell of the old labor movement. Looking at the cities of Los Angeles and Las Vegas they point to new practices that are being developed by innovative unions to fight corporate domination, practices that may well signal a revival of unionism and the emergence of a new social imagination in the United States.
Strike
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Author : Jeremy Brecher
language : en
Publisher: PM Press
Release Date : 2020-06-01
Strike written by Jeremy Brecher and has been published by PM Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-01 with Political Science categories.
Jeremy Brecher’s Strike! narrates the dramatic story of repeated, massive, and sometimes violent revolts by ordinary working people in America. Involving nationwide general strikes, the seizure of vast industrial establishments, nonviolent direct action on a massive scale, and armed battles with artillery and tanks, this exciting hidden history is told from the point of view of the rank-and-file workers who lived it. Encompassing the repeated repression of workers’ rebellions by company-sponsored violence, local police, state militias, and the U.S. Army and National Guard, it reveals a dimension of American history rarely found in the usual high school or college history course. Since its original publication in 1972, no book has done as much as Strike! to bring U.S. labor history to a wide audience. Now this fiftieth anniversary edition brings the story up to date with chapters covering the “mini-revolts of the twenty-first century,” including Occupy Wall Street and the Fight for Fifteen. The new edition contains over a hundred pages of new materials and concludes by examining a wide range of current struggles, ranging from #BlackLivesMatter, to the great wave of teachers’ strikes “for the soul of public education,” to the global “Student Strike for Climate” that may be harbingers of mass strikes to come.
The Cambridge Handbook Of Labor And Democracy
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Author : Angela B. Cornell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022-01-20
The Cambridge Handbook Of Labor And Democracy written by Angela B. Cornell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-20 with Business & Economics categories.
Social scientists and legal scholars from different disciplines and perspectives explore the intersection of labor and democracy.
The Fighting Sullivans
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Author : Bruce Kuklick
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Release Date : 2016-11-07
The Fighting Sullivans written by Bruce Kuklick and has been published by University Press of Kansas this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-07 with History categories.
In November of 1942, the five Sullivan brothers from Waterloo, Iowa, were killed when a Japanese torpedo sank their ship during the most ferocious naval engagement fought in the South Pacific. The family's loss, the most extraordinary for the United States in its military history, was immortalized—and valorized—in the 1944 film The Fighting Sullivans. This book tells the story of how calamity, with the help of Hollywood and the wartime publicity machine, transformed a family of marginal and disreputable young men, intensely disliked in their hometown, into heroes. The Sullivan boys joined the armed forces after Pearl Harbor, and the US Navy accepted that they would all serve on one ship, the light cruiser USS Juneau. The five brothers gave the navy great publicity, but when the ship went down and survivors were not rescued, the service faced a serious problem. The Fighting Sullivans examines the campaign that followed, as the navy and its partners in Hollywood turned a tragedy of errors into a public relations victory. Bruce Kuklick shows how the myth of the Sullivan family was created using bits and pieces of real events, but with twists that turned the boys into superhumans and their beleaguered parents into self-sacrificing patriots. He explores the close relationship between Hollywood studios and the military, which aimed to boost morale and support for the war. A study in mythmaking, The Fighting Sullivans offers a behind-the-scenes look at the manufacture of heroes in twentieth-century wartime America.
Linked Labor Histories
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Author : Aviva Chomsky
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date : 2008-04
Linked Labor Histories written by Aviva Chomsky and has been published by Duke University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04 with Business & Economics categories.
An analysis of migration, labor-management collaboration, and the mobility of capital based on case studies in New England and Colombia.
Points Of Difference
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Author : Richard L. Knowlton
language : en
Publisher: Morgan James Publishing
Release Date : 2010-01-28
Points Of Difference written by Richard L. Knowlton and has been published by Morgan James Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-28 with Business & Economics categories.
POINTS OF DIFFERENCE describes how to transform a business in a dying industry into a leadership position in contemporary competitive niches. Hormel Foods did it by totally revamping its approach to management, marketing and technology. The success of this transition is validated by the company's outstanding performance during the past 25 years, and the book's messages are compelling to managers in all industries as American business seeks to redefine itself in the midst of economic crisis.
Historical Dictionary Of Organized Labor
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Author : James C. Docherty
language : en
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Release Date : 2012-06-14
Historical Dictionary Of Organized Labor written by James C. Docherty and has been published by Scarecrow Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-14 with Business & Economics categories.
Organized labor is about the collective efforts of employees to improve their economic, social, and political position. It can be studied from many different points of view—historical, economic, sociological, or legal—but it is fundamentally about the struggle for human rights and social justice. As a rule, organized labor has tried to make the world a fairer place. Even though it has only ever covered a minority of employees in most countries, its effects on their political, economic, and social systems have been generally positive. History shows that when organized labor is repressed, the whole society suffers and is made less just. The Historical Dictionary of Organized Labor looks at the history of organized labor to see where it came from and where it has been. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, a glossary of terms, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 400 cross-referenced entries on most countries, international as well as national labor organizations, major labor unions, leaders, and other aspects of organized labor such as changes in the composition of its membership. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about organized labor.
Rethinking The American Labor Movement
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Author : Elizabeth Faue
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2017-04-28
Rethinking The American Labor Movement written by Elizabeth Faue and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-28 with History categories.
Rethinking the American Labor Movement tells the story of the various groups and incidents that make up what we think of as the "labor movement." While the efforts of the American labor force towards greater wealth parity have been rife with contention, the struggle has embraced a broad vision of a more equitable distribution of the nation’s wealth and a desire for workers to have greater control over their own lives. In this succinct and authoritative volume, Elizabeth Faue reconsiders the varied strains of the labor movement, situating them within the context of rapidly transforming twentieth-century American society to show how these efforts have formed a political and social movement that has shaped the trajectory of American life. Rethinking the American Labor Movement is indispensable reading for scholars and students interested in American labor in the twentieth century and in the interplay between labor, wealth, and power.