Strike Back: Using The Militant Tactics Of Labor's Past To Reignite Public Sector Unionism Today
by Joe Burns /
2014 / English / EPUB
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During the 1960s and 1970s, teachers, sanitation workers and many
other public employees rose up to demand collective bargaining
rights in one of the greatest upsurges in labor history. These
workers were able to transform the nature of public employment,
winning union recognition for millions and ultimately forcing
reluctant politicians to pass laws allowing for collective
bargaining and even the right to strike.
During the 1960s and 1970s, teachers, sanitation workers and many
other public employees rose up to demand collective bargaining
rights in one of the greatest upsurges in labor history. These
workers were able to transform the nature of public employment,
winning union recognition for millions and ultimately forcing
reluctant politicians to pass laws allowing for collective
bargaining and even the right to strike.Strike Back
Strike Back
uncovers this history of militancy to provide tactics for a new
generation of public employees facing unprecedented attacks on
their labor rights.
uncovers this history of militancy to provide tactics for a new
generation of public employees facing unprecedented attacks on
their labor rights.
