Strike Back: Using the Militant Tactics of Labor's Past to Reignite Public Sector Unionism Today

by Joe Burns

During the 1960s and 1970s, teachers, sanitation workers and many other public employees rose up to demand collective bargaining rights in one of the greatest upsurges in labor history. These workers were able to transform the nature of public employment, winning union recognition for millions and ultimately forcing reluctant politicians to pass laws allowing for collective bargaining and even the right to strike. Strike Back uncovers this history...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1935439898
• ISBN13: 9781935439899
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Ig Publishing
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 9.4"