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Autore: |
Cloud Dana L
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Titolo: |
We are the union [[electronic resource] ] : democratic unionism and dissent at Boeing / / Dana L. Cloud with R. Keith Thomas
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Pubblicazione: | Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, c2011 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
Disciplina: | 331.88/1291300973 |
Soggetto topico: | Labor unions - Kansas - Wichita |
Strikes and lockouts - Kansas - Wichita | |
Dissenters - Kansas - Wichita | |
Altri autori: |
ThomasR. Keith
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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. |
Titolo autorizzato: | We are the union ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-283-58283-X |
9786613895288 | |
0-252-09341-0 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910778907203321 |
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