Metal fatigue
Subtitle: American Bosch and the demise of metalworking in the Connecticut River Valley
By: Robert Forrant.
Series: Work, health, and environment series
Publisher: Baywood Pub. Company
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Amityville, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 201
ISBN-13: 9780895033260
Subjects: American Bosch Corporation (Springfield, Mass.) -- History; Metal trade -- Connecticut River Valley -- History; Plant shutdowns -- Connecticut River Valley -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: You don't believe she is going to die?; title: A breeding ground for inventors and skilled labor? : the Valley flourishes; title: American Bosch and its workers : a historical overview; title: Work moves out : Bosch doomed in Springfield?; title: Skill was not enough : the Bosch closes; title: Many bends in the river? The large Valley's demise; title: The International Association of Machinists, Pratt & Whitney, and the struggle for Connecticut's blue-collar future; title: Staggering job loss, a shrinking revenue base, and grinding decline.