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The once and future union : the rise and fall of the united rubber workers
- Title
- The once and future union : the rise and fall of the united rubber workers / Bruce Meyer.
- Author
- Meyer, Bruce, 1962.
- Publication
- Akron : University of Akron Press, [2002], ©2002.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | HD6515.R92 U556 2002 | Off-site |
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- Description
- pages; cm.
- Summary
- "The Once and Future Union traces the history of the URW from its controversial beginning to the present incarnation of the union, if not the United Rubber Workers in name, then at least as the United Rubber Workers in spirit. This is the story of the members who lived through the battles and the conventions, the strikes and the organizational campaigns."--BOOK JACKET.
- Series Statement
- Ohio history and culture
- Uniform Title
- Ohio history and culture.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: "Yearning for a Union" -- Pt. I. The Beginning. 1. The Birth of a Union. 2. The Prosperity of War: The URW Moves Forward -- Pt. II. The Peter Bommarito Years. 3. The Bomber Always Rises to the Top. 4. News Flash: Bommarito Wants to Cure Cancer. 5. The Strike of 1976: The Bomber Holds Court. 6. Bommarito's Swan Song -- Pt. III. The Once and Future Union. 7. The URW in Transition: The Mike Stone Years. 8. A Four-Letter Word: Concessions. 9. The Perfect Campaign: Ken Coss Takes Over. 10. The War of '94: The Unwinnable Battle. 11. "Officially, We Are Now Steelworkers" Epilogue: The USWA Takes Over - Quickly.
- ISBN
- 1884836844 (hc : acid-free)
- 1884836852 (pb : acid-free)
- LCCN
- 2001007067
- OCLC
- 506242137
- ocn506242137
- SCSB-4299326
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries