I saw it coming : worker narratives of plant closings and job loss / Tracy E. K'Meyer and Joy L. Hart.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

K'Meyer, Tracy Elaine.

Contributor:

Hart, Joy L.

Series:

Palgrave studies in oral history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Unemployment--Kentucky--Louisville.

Unemployment.

Manufacturing industries--Kentucky--Louisville--Employees.

Manufacturing industries.

Manufacturing industries--Employees--Supply and demand--Kentucky--Louisville.

Manufacturing industries--Employees--Supply and demand.

Employees.

Kentucky--Louisville.

Physical Description:

x, 185 pages ; 25 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.

Summary:

In this moving oral history, workers displaced by plant closing in Louisville, Kentucky tell their stories, emphasizing their agency, demanding respect for their skills, casting judgment on business and government for not showing that respect, and articulating the sense of alienation that has resulted from violation of their values and trust. Even as they acknowledge the negative consequences of the closings, however, they also reveal the positive outcomes they have seen in their own lives. The stories gathered here not only give the workers' side of the story of plant closing; they also help us understand how oral history narratives illuminate a sense of self, values, and response to the violation of those values.

Contents:

1 "This Plant's Going to Be There Forever" 13

2 "The Dangers of Some of the Jobs Was Unreal 35

3 "I Knew That Factory Wasn't Going to Last" 61

4 "I Was Overjoyed, I Was Sad, I Was Hurt" 97

5 "There's No Such Thing as Job Security Anymore" 137.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781403977458

1403977453

OCLC:

473478880