Union Power: The United Electrical Workers in Erie, Pennsylvania

by James Young

Book Overview

If you're lucky enough to be employed today in the United States, there's about a one-in-ten chance that you're in a labor union. And even if you're part of that unionized 10 percent, chances are your union doesn't carry much economic or political clout. But this was not always the case, as historian and activist James Young shows in this vibrant story of the United Electrical Workers Union. The UE, built by hundreds of rank-and-file worker-activists...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1583676171
• ISBN13: 9781583676172
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Monthly Review Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.2"