03663nam 2200709Ia 450 991097390310332120200520144314.097866130701429781283070140128307014697802520931110252093119(CKB)3390000000006665(OCoLC)741558446(CaPaEBR)ebrary10532344(SSID)ssj0000543030(PQKBManifestationID)11334683(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000543030(PQKBWorkID)10512155(PQKB)10510297(MdBmJHUP)muse23685(Au-PeEL)EBL3413872(CaPaEBR)ebr10532344(CaONFJC)MIL307014(MiAaPQ)EBC3413872(Perlego)2532636(EXLCZ)99339000000000666520100924d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrBanded together economic democratization in the Brass Valley /Jeremy Brecher1st ed.Urbana University of Illinois Pressc20111 online resource (281 p.) The working class in American historyBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780252036125 0252036123 9780252078064 0252078063 Includes bibliographical references and index.Roots of powerlessness in the Brass Valley -- Banded together -- Buyout -- Organizing -- Century brass -- The life and death of Seymour Specialty Wire -- Founding ValleyCare Cooperative -- Taking care of business -- The demise of ValleyCare -- Brookside Housing Cooperative -- Economic democratization from below -- Afterstories.Providing incisive commentary on the historical and contemporary American working class experience, Banded Together: Economic Democratization in the Brass Valley documents a community's efforts to rebuild and revitalize itself in the aftermath of deindustrialization. Through powerful oral histories and other primary sources, Jeremy Brecher tells the story of a group of average Americans--factory workers, housewives, parishioners, and organizers--who tried to create a democratic alternative to the economic powerlessness caused by the closing of factories in the Connecticut Naugatuck Valley region during the 1970s and 1980s. This volume focuses on grassroots organization, democratically controlled enterprises, and supportive public policies, providing examples from the Naugatuck Valley Project community-alliance that remain relevant to the economic problems of today and tomorrow. Drawing on more than a hundred interviews with Project leaders, staff, and other knowledgeable members of the local community, Brecher illustrates how the Naugatuck Valley Project served as a vehicle for community members to establish greater control over their economic lives. Working class in American history.Social actionConnecticutNaugatuck River ValleyDeindustrializationConnecticutNaugatuck River ValleyHistoryNaugatuck River Valley (Conn.)Social conditionsNaugatuck River Valley (Conn.)Economic conditionsSocial actionDeindustrializationHistory.330.9746/1Brecher Jeremy235041MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910973903103321Banded together4354551UNINA