Mick Lynch : the making of a working-class hero / Gregor Gall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gall, Gregor, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lynch, Mick.

Labor unions--Great Britain--Officials and employees--Biography.

Labor unions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 269 pages) : digital file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2024.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

data file

Biography/History:

Gregor Gall is Visiting Professor of Industrial Relations at the University of Leeds and author of <i>Bob Crow: Socialist, leader, fighter </i>(2017) and <i>The punk rock politics of Joe Strummer </i>(2022).

Summary:

Mick Lynch became a 'working-class hero' in the summer of 2022, when he offered a robust critique of the government and gave a voice to working people. This book explores Lynch's background and his rise to the top of the RMT union, asking what leadership means for the working class and the left.

Contents:

Front Matter

Dedication

Contents

Preface

Abbreviations

Introduction

1 Approaching Lynch

2 What is a working-class hero?

3 Sparks fly! Boyhood and blacklisted but back again

4 Working for the union

5 Becoming General Secretary

6 A working-class hero is made

7 Power and participation

8 Social democracy and socialism

Conclusion

Appendix 1

Appendix 2

Notes

Selected bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher-supplied metadata and e-publication viewed on April 19, 2024.

ISBN:

9781526173089

1526173085

9781526173102

1526173107

OCLC:

1467879150