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The Betrayal of Local 14 - Paperworkers, Politics, and Permanent Replacements (Paperback, New edition)
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The Betrayal of Local 14 - Paperworkers, Politics, and Permanent Replacements (Paperback, New edition)
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International Paper, the richest paper company and largest
landowner in the United States, enjoyed record profits and gave
large bonuses to executives in 1987, that same year the company
demanded that employees take a substantial paycut, sacrifice
hundreds of jobs, and forego their Christmas holiday. At the
Adroscoggin Mill in Jay, Maine, twelve hundred workers responded by
going on strike from June 1987 to October 1988. Local union members
mobilized an army of volunteers but International Paper brought in
permanent replacement workers and the strike was ultimately lost.
Julius G. Getman tells the story of that strike and its
implications a story of a community changing under pressure; of
surprising leaders, strategists, and orators emerging; of lifelong
friendships destroyed and new bonds forged. At a time when the role
of organized labor is in transition, Getman suggests, this strike
has particular significance. He documents the early negotiations,
the battle for public opinion, the heroic efforts to maintain
solidarity, and the local union's sense of betrayal by its national
leadership. With exceptional richness in perspective, Getman
includes the memories and informed speculations of union stalwarts,
managers, and workers, including those who crossed the picket line,
and shows the damage years later to the individuals, the community,
and the mill. He demonstrates the law's bias, the company's
undervaluing of employees, and the international union's excessive
concern with internal politics."
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