We are the union : democratic unionism and dissent at Boeing /
Cloud, Dana L.
We are the union : democratic unionism and dissent at Boeing / Dana L. Cloud with R. Keith Thomas. - Urbana : University of Illinois Press, (c)2011. - 1 online resource -
Includes bibliographies 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 and corporate management. Focusing on the 1995 strike at Boeing, Cloud renders a multi-layered account of the battles between company and the union and within the union led by Unionists for Democratic Change.
9780252093418 9786613895288 6613895288
2019716606
015874073 Uk
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.
Boeing Aerospace Company--Management.
Labor unions--Kansas--Wichita.
Strikes and lockouts--Kansas--Wichita.
Dissenters--Kansas--Wichita.
Electronic Books.
HD6519 / .W437 2011
We are the union : democratic unionism and dissent at Boeing / Dana L. Cloud with R. Keith Thomas. - Urbana : University of Illinois Press, (c)2011. - 1 online resource -
Includes bibliographies 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 and corporate management. Focusing on the 1995 strike at Boeing, Cloud renders a multi-layered account of the battles between company and the union and within the union led by Unionists for Democratic Change.
9780252093418 9786613895288 6613895288
2019716606
015874073 Uk
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.
Boeing Aerospace Company--Management.
Labor unions--Kansas--Wichita.
Strikes and lockouts--Kansas--Wichita.
Dissenters--Kansas--Wichita.
Electronic Books.
HD6519 / .W437 2011