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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457651403321

Autore

Cloud Dana L

Titolo

We are the union [[electronic resource] ] : democratic unionism and dissent at Boeing / / Dana L. Cloud with R. Keith Thomas

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, c2011

ISBN

1-283-58283-X

9786613895288

0-252-09341-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ThomasR. Keith

Disciplina

331.88/1291300973

Soggetti

Labor unions - Kansas - Wichita

Strikes and lockouts - Kansas - Wichita

Dissenters - Kansas - Wichita

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: "to get to Boeing, we first had to take on the union" -- Business unionism and rank-and-file unionism at the turn of the millennium -- Not a smooth flight for Boeing and the union -- Enter the dissidents -- The problem with "jointness" -- The 1995 strike and the rejection of the second contract -- "The feeble strength of one" -- Carrying the memory of agitation : a dialogue between Keith Thomas and Dana Cloud -- Communication and clout -- Conclusion : the beginnings and ends of union democracy.

Sommario/riassunto

Shows how ordinary workers attempted to take command of their futures by chipping away at the cosy partnership between union leadership & corporate management. Focusing on the 1995 strike at Boeing, Cloud renders a multi-layered account of the battles between company & the union & within the union led by Unionists for Democratic Change.