One day longer
Subtitle: a memoir
By: Lynn Williams
Publisher: University of Toronto Press; University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781442644120
Subjects: Syndiqués; Métallurgistes unis d'Amérique; Biographies; Presidents; Histoire; Présidents; Labor movement; United Steelworkers of America; Labor union members; History; Biography; Mouvement ouvrier
Description: "Lynn Williams remains one of the most influential North American union leaders of the twentieth century. His two terms as president of the United Steelworkers of America, from 1983 until 1994, capped off a career in labour relations spanning nearly five decades. Among his many notable achievements were the new bargaining techniques he developed to face challenges from anti-union politicians such as Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher. Williams also played a major role in the structural readjustment of the North American steel industry during its most turbulent period, the 1980s and 1990s.

In his memoirs, Williams vividly recounts his life in labour, with all its triumphs, challenges, hopes, and dreams. While telling his own story, Williams also traces the rise and transformation of the labour movement from the Second World War to today. Providing an insider's perspective on union developments and issues, One Day Longer is a profound reflection of Williams's impressive career."--pub. desc.
Notes: Co-published by: Cornell University Press.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: In the beginning; title: War and peace; title: The Eaton drive; title: Joining the Steelworkers; title: Back east; title: Organizing; title: Sudbury; title: Director, District 6; title: On to Pittsburgh; title: Assuming the presidency; title: Trying times; title: Union work and politics; title: New directions; title: Epilogue.