{"product_id":"strike-william-d-green-9781517912956","title":"Strike!: Twenty Days in 1970 When Minneapolis Teachers Broke the Law","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe complex and dramatic history of an illegal teachers' strike that forever altered labor relations and Minnesota politics\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen viewed from our turbulent times, the Minneapolis of fifty years ago might seem serene, but Minneapolis schoolteachers of the day remember it quite differently. It was, author William D. Green said of their recollections, as if they'd been through war. This book recreates twenty days in April 1970 when a then-illegal strike by Minneapolis's public school teachers marked a singular moment of cultural upheaval--and forever changed the city's politics, labor law, educational climate, and the right to collective bargaining.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the inception of public education in Minnesota, teachers were expected to pursue their vocation out of civic spirit, with low wages, no benefits, and no job security. \u003ci\u003eStrike!\u003c\/i\u003e describes the history and circumstances leading to the teachers' extraordinary action, which pitted the progressive and conservative teachers' unions against each other--and both against the all-powerful school district, a hostile governor and state legislature, and a draconian Minnesota law. Capturing the intense emotions and heated rivalries of the strike, Green profiles the many actors involved, the personal and professional stakes, and the issues of politics, law, and the business of education. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInformed by interviews, firsthand accounts, news reports, and written records, \u003ci\u003eStrike!\u003c\/i\u003e brings to life a pivotal moment not just for Minneapolis's teachers but for the city itself, whose government, school system, and culture would, in a complex but inexorable way, change course for good.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William D. Green\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1517912954\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781517912956\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/25\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.00d","brand":"William D. Green","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981876691199,"sku":"9781517912956","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_389d7d22-09ba-4ff5-a97c-55db74011f81.jpg?v=1683258026","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/strike-william-d-green-9781517912956","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}