A review of 3 books on factory closures in the U.S. during the 1980s. Copied to clipboard Originally appeared in Labor History Volume 30, Issue 2, 1989 Files Lynd S - Review - Resisting Plant Shutdowns.pdf (375.93 KB) United States 1980s manufacturing and materials reviews Staughton Lynd PDF
I work for Boreco INC. An account of being a temp in a North American factory from the excellent Best of Temp Slave!
The Homestead strike, 1892 An account of a militant strike of steel workers of the Carnegie company in the US defending their organisation and conditions against the bosses…
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