Union Power: The United Electrical Workers in Erie, Pennsylvania

Author:   James Young
Publisher:   Monthly Review Press,U.S.
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9781583676189


Pages:   248
Publication Date:   01 February 2017
Format:   Hardback
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If you're lucky enough to be employed today in the United States, there's about a one-in-ten chance that you're in a labor union. And even if you re part of that unionized 10 percent, chances are your union doesn't carry much economic or political clout. But this was not always the case, as historian and activist James Young shows in this vibrant story of the United Electrical Workers Union. The UE, built by hundreds of rank-and-file worker-activists in the quintessentially industrial town of Erie, Pennsylvania, was able to transform the conditions of the working class largely because it went beyond the standard call for living wages to demand quantum leaps in worker control over workplaces, community institutions, and the policies of the federal government itself. James Young's book is a richly empowering history told from below, showing that the collective efforts of the many can challenge the supremacy of the few. Erie's two UE locals confronted a daunting array of obstacles: the corporate superpower General Electric; ferocious red baiting; and later, the debilitating impact of globalization. Yet, by working through and across ethnic, gender, and racial divides, communities of people built a viable working-class base powered by real democracy. While the union's victories could not be sustained completely, the UE is still alive and fighting in Erie. This book is an exuberant and eloquent testament to this fight, and a reminder to every worker employed or unemployed; in a union or out that an injury to one is an injury to all.""

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Author:   James Young
Publisher:   Monthly Review Press,U.S.
Imprint:   Monthly Review Press,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.458kg
ISBN:  

9781583676189


ISBN 10:   158367618
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   01 February 2017
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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That the United Electrical Workers Union was still alive at the end of the 1950s, a decade of redbaiting, raids, and repression against the labor left, has been considered a minor miracle. In this wonderfully detailed account of human courage and solidarity, based on dozens of interviews with participants, Jim Young uncovers the secret behind that miracle. A must-read for labor activists and students of labor history. -Alan Hart, Managing Editor, UE News, former Erie GE worker


That the United Electrical Workers Union was still alive at the end of the 1950s, a decade of redbaiting, raids, and repression against the labor left, has been considered a minor miracle. In this wonderfully detailed account of human courage and solidarity, based on dozens of interviews with participants, Jim Young uncovers the secret behind that miracle. A must-read for labor activists and students of labor history. -Alan Hart, Managing Editor, UE News, former Erie GE worker""


"That the United Electrical Workers Union was still alive at the end of the 1950s, a decade of redbaiting, raids, and repression against the labor left, has been considered a minor miracle. In this wonderfully detailed account of human courage and solidarity, based on dozens of interviews with participants, Jim Young uncovers the secret behind that miracle. A must-read for labor activists and students of labor history. -Alan Hart, Managing Editor, UE News, former Erie GE worker"""


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