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The broken table : the Detroit Newspaper Strike and the state of American labor

Title
The broken table : the Detroit Newspaper Strike and the state of American labor / Chris Rhomberg.
Author
Rhomberg, Chris, 1959-
Publication
New York : Russell Sage Foundation, c2012.

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Description
x, 387 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: Labor Day in America -- Worlds of work: economy and civil society. The industry: Gannett and Knight-Ridder -- Detroit: labor and community -- A "daily miracle": the life of the workplace -- The institutional regulation of labor. Proper channels: U.S. labor law and union-management relations -- The path to confrontation: the newspapers' joint operating agreement in Detroit -- Extraordinary measures: planning for war -- War of position: the 1995 contract negotiations -- The spaces of conflict. Worlds collide: the start of the strike -- Law and violence: permanent replacements and the control of collective action -- Theaters of engagement: state and civil society -- Waiting for justice: the return to work and the end of the strike -- Governing the workplace: American labor today. Conclusion: a signal juncture.
Call Number
JFE 12-6101
ISBN
  • 9780871547170 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0871547171 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
2011053536
OCLC
773493644
Author
Rhomberg, Chris, 1959-
Title
The broken table : the Detroit Newspaper Strike and the state of American labor / Chris Rhomberg.
Imprint
New York : Russell Sage Foundation, c2012.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 12-6101
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