The Union Makes Us Strong (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521450058)

This book challenges the notion that American labor history is a history of defeated militant unionism. Focusing on the routine work practices and political culture of San Francisco's longshore union, it argues that collective bargaining does not eliminate contests over shopfloor control. The collectively bargained contract is shown to be a bargain that reflects and reproduces fundamental disagreement between management and labor. It creates the parameters within which production and conflict proceed.

Author: David Wellman
ISBN-10: 0521450055
ISBN-13: 9780521450058
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/03/1995
Pages: 386
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.27h x 6.33w x 1.34d