Rebel Rank and File: Labor Militancy and Revolt from Below During the Long 1970s
“Truly shines ... By uncovering the hidden history of the 1970s,Rebel Rank and Filereminds us that there is another path to union renewal—a path firmly rooted in the workplace and motivated by visions of transforming society.”—Joe Burns,In These Times“An important collection ... honest and thoughtful.”—World Wide Work“This is an unusually high-quality effort, with an all-star cast of authors, which should attract wide interest.”—Nelson Lichtenstein, Professor of History at University of California Santa Barbara“The chapters in this collection take the reader on a vivid journey through battlegrounds of the 1960s and 1970s where workers and employers clashed over the future of the US workplace.”—Steve Downs,Against The Current“Bracing and often electrifying ... A primer and a call to arms for a radical rank-and-file politics.”—Michael Watts, Professor of Geography and Development Studies at UC Berkeley“Extraordinary reflections.”—Mike Davis“[A] spirited volume ... a call to arms to today’s workers and potential activists.”—K.B. Nutter,Choice“Page after page of the remarkable militancy of rank-and-file workers.”—John Borsos,WorkingUSA