It started in Wisconsin
Subtitle: dispatches from the front lines of the new labor protest
By: edited by Mari Jo Buhle and Paul Buhle ; with an introduction by John Nichols ; and an afterword by Michael Moore
Publisher: Verso
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 181
ISBN-13: 9781844678884
Subjects: Politics and government; Protest movements; Government employee unions; Collective bargaining; Labor movement; Political actiity; Political participation; Employee rights; History
Description: "In the spring of 2011, Wisconsinites took to the streets in what became the largest and liveliest labor demonstrations in modern American history. Protesters in the Middle East sent greetings - and pizzas - to the thousands occupying the Capitol building in Madison, and 150,000 demonstrators converged on the city. In a year that has seen a revival of protest in America, here is a riveting account of the first great wave of grassroots resistance to the corporate restructuring of the Great Recession. It Started in Wisconsin includes eyewitness reports by striking teachers, students, and others (such as Wisconsin-born musician Tom Morello), as well as essays explaining Wisconsin's progressive legacy by acclaimed historians. The book lays bare the national corporate campaign that crafted Wisconsin's anti-union legislation and similar laws across the country, and it conveys the infectious esprit de corps that pervaded the protests with original pictures and comics." --p. [4] of cover.