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- catalog abstract "Chronicles the massive, protracted strikes waged against three large corporations in Decatur, Illinois, in the 1990s. Veteran journalist Stephen Franklin shows how labor disputes at Bridgestone/Firestone, Caterpillar, and A.E. Staley left lasting scars on this town and its citizens--and marked a turning point in American labor history. When workers went on strike to retain such basic rights as job security and the 8-hour day, the corporations hit back with unprecedented hard-line tactics. Through the moving stories of individual workers and union activists, Franklin illuminates the hardships and disillusionment left in the wake of the strikes, and the powerful forces that caught an unprepared labor leadership off guard. He vividly portrays how the balance of labor-management power was shifted by corporate globalization, cutthroat labor practices, the outdated responses of national unions and government regulators, and an apathetic public. Reflecting on the hard-won lessons of Decatur, the book describes how the quality of work and life are now threatened--not just for blue-collar workers, but for all Americans--and what it will take to safeguard them.".
- catalog contributor b12159690.
- catalog coverage "Decatur (Ill.) Economic conditions.".
- catalog coverage "Decatur (Ill.) Social conditions.".
- catalog created "c2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "c2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2001.".
- catalog description "Chronicles the massive, protracted strikes waged against three large corporations in Decatur, Illinois, in the 1990s. Veteran journalist Stephen Franklin shows how labor disputes at Bridgestone/Firestone, Caterpillar, and A.E. Staley left lasting scars on this town and its citizens--and marked a turning point in American labor history. When workers went on strike to retain such basic rights as job security and the 8-hour day, the corporations hit back with unprecedented hard-line tactics. Through the moving stories of individual workers and union activists, Franklin illuminates the hardships and disillusionment left in the wake of the strikes, and the powerful forces that caught an unprepared labor leadership off guard. He vividly portrays how the balance of labor-management power was shifted by corporate globalization, cutthroat labor practices, the outdated responses of national unions and government regulators, and an apathetic public. Reflecting on the hard-won lessons of Decatur, the book describes how the quality of work and life are now threatened--not just for blue-collar workers, but for all Americans--and what it will take to safeguard them.".
- catalog description "Foreword / William Serrin -- Introduction: On Work, Writing about Work, and the Workers in Decatur -- pt. I. They Lead the Way. Ch. 1. Destined to Do Right: Larry Solomon, Union Man, versus Caterpillar. Ch. 2. Searching for a Strategy: Staley, a Small-Town Family Business, Goes Global. Ch. 3. Labor's Savior?: Ray Rogers, Slayer of Corporate Battle Plans. Ch. 4. A Leader for the New World Business Order: Don Fites Remakes Caterpillar's Ambitions. Ch. 5. An Honest-to-Goodness Hard-Liner: Bill Casstevens, Career UAW Man -- pt. II. A Blue-Collar Legacy: Working in History's Wake. Ch. 6. On the Prairie's Terms. Ch. 7. Factory Town USA. Ch. 8. The Great Industrial Slide and Washout: A Storm Cloud in American History?".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-299) and index.".
- catalog extent "xii, 308 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "1572304774 (hardcover : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "c2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Guilford Press,".
- catalog spatial "Decatur (Ill.) Economic conditions.".
- catalog spatial "Decatur (Ill.) Social conditions.".
- catalog spatial "Illinois Decatur".
- catalog subject "331.892/9773582 21".
- catalog subject "HD5326.I3 F73 2001".
- catalog subject "Strikes and lockouts Illinois Decatur History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "Working class Illinois Decatur History 20th century.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Foreword / William Serrin -- Introduction: On Work, Writing about Work, and the Workers in Decatur -- pt. I. They Lead the Way. Ch. 1. Destined to Do Right: Larry Solomon, Union Man, versus Caterpillar. Ch. 2. Searching for a Strategy: Staley, a Small-Town Family Business, Goes Global. Ch. 3. Labor's Savior?: Ray Rogers, Slayer of Corporate Battle Plans. Ch. 4. A Leader for the New World Business Order: Don Fites Remakes Caterpillar's Ambitions. Ch. 5. An Honest-to-Goodness Hard-Liner: Bill Casstevens, Career UAW Man -- pt. II. A Blue-Collar Legacy: Working in History's Wake. Ch. 6. On the Prairie's Terms. Ch. 7. Factory Town USA. Ch. 8. The Great Industrial Slide and Washout: A Storm Cloud in American History?".
- catalog title "Three strikes : labor's heartland losses and what they mean for working Americans / Stephen Franklin ; foreword by William Serrin.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".