Wisconsin uprising : labor fights back / edited by Michael D. Yates.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Yates, Michael D., 1946-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor movement--Wisconsin--History--21st century.

Labor movement.

Labor unions--Wisconsin--History--21st century.

Labor unions.

Working class--United States--Social conditions.

Working class.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Monthly Review Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In early 2011, the nation was stunned to watch Wisconsin's state capitol in Madison come under sudden and unexpected occupation by union members and their allies. The protests to defend collective bargaining rights were militant and practically unheard of in this era of declining union power. Nearly forty years of neoliberalism and the most severe economic crisis since the Great Depression have battered the labor movement, and workers have been largely complacent in the face of stagnant wages, slashed benefits and services, widening unemployment, and growing inequality. That is, until now.

Contents:

Foreword by Robert W. McChesney

Editor's introduction : something is in the air

On the ground in Madison

Disciplining labor, dismantling democracy : rebellion and control in Wisconsin / Connor Donegan

Capitalist crisis and the Wisconsin uprising / Andrew Sernatinger

Who were the leaders of the Wisconsin uprising? / Lee Sustar

A new American workers' movement has begun / Dan La Botz

The Wisconsin uprising / Frank Emspak

Moving forward : the lessons of Wisconsin

Back to the future : union survival strategies in open shop America / Rand Wilson and Steve Early

In the wake of Wisconsin, what next? / Stephanie Luce

What can we learn from Wisconsin

Broadening and deepening the class struggle

The roads not taken / Elly Leary

The assault on public services : will unions lament the attacks or fight back / Michael Hurley and Sam Gindin

Marching away from the Cold War / David Bacon

No, no, no, the people have the power / Dave Zirin

Fighting wage cuts in upstate new york teaches chemical workers the value of mobilization / Jon Flanders

Beyond Wisconsin : seeking new priorities as labor challenges war / Michael Zweig

Building communities of solidarity from Madison to bend / Fernando Gapasin

Class warfare in longview, Washington : "No Wisconsin here" / Michael Yates

Note on contributors.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9781583672839

1583672834

9781583672822

1583672826

OCLC:

913695353