Homestead Steel Mill-The Final Ten Years: Uswa Local 1397 and the Fight for Union Democracy by Stout, Mike

Homestead Steel Mill-The Final Ten Years: Uswa Local 1397 and the Fight for Union Democracy

Spanning the famous Homestead steel strike of 1892 through the century-long fight for a union and union...
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Author: Mike Stout
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Language: English
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Homestead Steel Mill-The Final Ten Years: Uswa Local 1397 and the Fight for Union Democracy by Stout, Mike

Homestead Steel Mill-The Final Ten Years: Uswa Local 1397 and the Fight for Union Democracy

€34,79

Homestead Steel Mill-The Final Ten Years: Uswa Local 1397 and the Fight for Union Democracy

€34,79
Author: Mike Stout
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Spanning the famous Homestead steel strike of 1892 through the century-long fight for a union and union democracy, Homestead Steel Mill--the Final Ten Years is a case history on the vitality of organized labor. Written by fellow worker and musician Mike Stout, the book is an insider's portrait of the union at the U.S. Steel's Homestead Works, specifically the workers, activists, and insurgents that made up the radically democratic Rank and File Caucus from 1977 to 1987. Developing its own "inside-outside" approach to unionism, the Rank and File Caucus drastically expanded their sphere of influence so that, in addition to fighting for their own rights as workers, they fought to prevent the closures of other steel plants, opposed U.S. imperialism in Central America, fought for civil rights, and built strategic coalitions with local environmental groups.

Mike Stout skillfully chronicles his experience in the takeover and restructuring of the union's grievance procedure at Homestead by regular workers and put at the service of its thousands of members. Stout writes with raw honesty and pulls no punches when recounting the many foibles and setbacks he experienced along the way. The Rank and File Caucus was a profound experiment in democracy that was aided by the 1397 Rank and File newspaper--an ultimate expression of truth, democracy, and free speech that guaranteed every union member a valuable voice.

Profusely illustrated with dozens of photographs, Homestead Steel Mill--the Final Ten Years is labor history at its best, providing a vivid account of how ordinary workers can radicalize their unions.



Author: Mike Stout
Publisher: PM Press
Published: 06/01/2020
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781629637914

About the Author
Mike Stout has been an antiwar, union, and community organizer, as well as the last Local 1397 Union Grievance Chair at the U.S. Steel Homestead Works. Lynd is a lifelong union and peace activist and the author of many books. For more than fifty years, JoAnn Wypijewski is a writer and editor based in New York.

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