Liesl Miller Orenic

On the Ground

Labor Struggle in the American Airline Industry

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The challenges and successes of unionization at four U.S. airlines, with a focus on baggage handlers

Produktdetails

• Working Class in American History
• Verlag: University of Illinois Press
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juni 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 153mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 462g
• ISBN-13: 9780252076275
• ISBN-10: 0252076273
• Artikelnr.: 25902689

Autorenporträt

Liesl Miller Orenic is an associate professor of history and the director of American studies at Dominican University.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations   ix
Acknowledgments   xi
Introduction   1
1. The U.S. Airlines through the 1930s   7
2. Airline Work during World War II   49
3. Organizing the Airline Industry, 1945-49   71
4. Bargaining in Prosperity, 1949-59   132
5. On the Ramp in the 1950s and 1960s   155
6. Militance and the Mutual Aid Pact, 1960-70   191
Epilogue: Deregulation and Beyond   217
List of Interviews   225
Manuscript Collections and Specialized Libraries   227
Notes   229
Index   271