{"product_id":"fighting-union-busters-in-a-phil-cohen-9781476683041","title":"Fighting Union Busters in a Carolina Carpet Mill: An Organizer's Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e In 2017, Workers United\/SEIU called veteran organizer Phil Cohen out of retirement to investigate and expose a union-busting plot by Mohawk Industries at a North Carolina carpet mill. His hard-hitting account chronicles the resulting labor dispute that rocked a Fortune 500 company. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The organizer had to prove management was behind an illegal decertification petition and forced workers to sign using strong-arm tactics. Though terrified of retaliation, witnesses gradually agreed to testify before federal agents. Mohawk retained a high-powered union-busting attorney who appealed directly to ultra-conservative heads of the National Labor Relations Board, while Right to Work Committee lawyers framed the issue as a test case to revoke laws protecting employee rights. The union's only hope rested on presenting evidence too formidable for political bias to surmount. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This memoir, infused with dry wit and insights into human nature, blows the lid off the nation's union-busting epidemic, thrusting readers into the tumultuous environment of a union hall in crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Phil Cohen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476683042\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476683041\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Phil Cohen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43978533306623,"sku":"9781476683041","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_155016be-e49c-4970-b178-b158bd3871eb.jpg?v=1683242031","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fighting-union-busters-in-a-phil-cohen-9781476683041","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}