We are the union
Subtitle: democratic unionism and dissent at Boeing
By: Dana L. Cloud with R. Keith Thomas
Contributors: Thomas, R. Keith
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Urbana
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9780252036378
Subjects: Management; Strikes and lockouts; Boeing Aerospace Company; International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers; Labor unions; Dissenters
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: "to get to Boeing, we first had to take on the union"; title: Business unionism and rank-and-file unionism at the turn of the millennium; title: Not a smooth flight for Boeing and the union; title: Enter the dissidents; title: The problem with "jointness"; title: The 1995 strike and the rejection of the second contract; title: "The feeble strength of one"; title: Carrying the memory of agitation : a dialogue between Keith Thomas and Dana Cloud; title: Communication and clout; title: Conclusion : the beginnings and ends of union democracy.