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02826cam a22004454a 4500 001 25A284042AFF11DE94E19907A8D7520A 005 20160908042251 008 010201s2001 nyu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2001023194 020 $a 9781572307971 (pbk.) 020 $a 1572307978 (pbk.) 020 $a 9781572304772 (hardcover : alk. paper) 020 $a 1572304774 (hardcover : alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)45879812 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d WSL $d UKM $d IOU $d SILO 050 00 $a HD5326.I3 $b F73 2001 082 00 $a 331.892/9773582 $2 21 100 1 $a Franklin, Stephen. 245 1 $a Three strikes : $b labor's heartland losses and what they mean for working Americans / $c Stephen Franklin. 260 $a New York : $b Guilford Press, $c c2001. 300 $a xi, 307 p. ; $c 24 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-299) and index. 520 $a Chronicles the massive, protracted strikes waged against three large corporations in Decatur, Illinois, in the 1990s. Veteran journalist Stephen Franklin shows how labor disputes at Bridgestone/Firestone, Caterpillar, and A. E. Staley left lasting scars on this town and its citizens--and marked a turning point in American labor history. When workers went on strike to retain such basic rights as job security and the 8-hour day, the corporations hit back with unprecedented hard-line tactics. Through the moving stories of individual workers and union activists, Franklin illuminates the hardships and disillusionment left in the wake of the strikes, and the powerful forces that caught an unprepared labor leadership off guard. He vividly portrays how the balance of labor-management power was shifted by corporate globalization, cutthroat labor practices, the outdated responses of national unions and government regulators, and an apathetic public. Reflecting on the hard-won lessons of Decatur, the book describes how the quality of work and life are now threatened--not just for blue-collar workers, but for all Americans--and what it will take to safeguard them. 650 0 $a Strikes and lockouts $z Decatur $z Decatur $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Working class $z Decatur $z Decatur $x History $y 20th century. 651 0 $a Decatur (Ill.) $x Social conditions. 651 0 $a Decatur (Ill.) $x Economic conditions. 939 $a 4433853 941 $a 9 952 $l PLAX964 $d 20240724054707.0 952 $l ULAX314 $d 20190926081046.0 952 $l F3OX522 $d 20180524033212.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20180109051724.0 952 $l ORAX826 $d 20150507012733.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=25A284042AFF11DE94E19907A8D7520A 994 $a 02 $b IOU 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20090701080000.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20090701080000.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20090701080000.0 952 $l UTAX115 $d 20090701080000.0Initiate Another SILO Locator Search