02722nam 2200637Ia 450 991081087010332120240417220753.01-283-58283-X97866138952880-252-09341-0(CKB)2550000000089067(OCoLC)785781238(CaPaEBR)ebrary10532391(SSID)ssj0000613111(PQKBManifestationID)11385336(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000613111(PQKBWorkID)10583936(PQKB)11654832(MiAaPQ)EBC3413919(StDuBDS)EDZ0000649220(MdBmJHUP)muse23658(Au-PeEL)EBL3413919(CaPaEBR)ebr10532391(CaONFJC)MIL389528(EXLCZ)99255000000008906720110418d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrWe are the union democratic unionism and dissent at Boeing /Dana L. Cloud with R. Keith Thomas1st ed.Urbana University of Illinois Pressc20111 online resource (257 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-252-03637-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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.Labor unionsKansasWichitaStrikes and lockoutsKansasWichitaDissentersKansasWichitaLabor unionsStrikes and lockoutsDissenters331.88/1291300973Cloud Dana L1189441Thomas R. Keith1684364MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910810870103321We are the union4055820UNINA