Homestead Steel Millā "the Final Ten Years: USWA Local 1397 and the Fight for Union Democracy

Stout, Mike

ISBN 10: 1629637912 / ISBN 13: 9781629637914

Published by PM Press, 2020

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Synopsis:

A case history of the vitality of organised labour in the twentieth century, this is an insider's portrait of the union at the U.S. Steel's Homestead works. Its workers, activists and insurgents made up the the radically democratic Rank and File Caucus from 1977 to 1987. Developing its own 'inside-outside' approach to unionism, the Rank and File Caucus dreastically expanded their sphere fo influence to fight for their own rights as workers and to help stop the closures of other steel plants, oppose the US imperialism in central america, fight for civil rights, and build strategic coalitions with local environmental groups. Mike Stout skillfully chronicles his experience in the takeover and restructuring of the unions grievance procedure at Homestead by regular workers and put at the service of its thousands of members. Stout pulls no punches when recounting the many foibles and setbacks he experienced along the way. Profusely illustrated with dozens of photographs, Homestead Steel Mill - The Final Ten YEars is labour history at its very best. Mike Stout has provided a vivid account of how ordinary workers can radicalise their unions. This book will serve as a timeless tool for future generations of working people as well as those concerned with social justice and truly democratic values.

About the Authors:

For more than fifty years, Mike Stout has been an antiwar, union, and community organizer, as well as the last Local 1397 Union Grievance Chair at the U.S. Steel Homestead Works. He is currently president of the Allegheny Chapter of the Izaak Walton League, the oldest environmental conservation organization in the United States. Stout is also a singer-songwriter and recording artist, with eighteen albums and more than 150 songs written and recorded, who has used his music to raise tens of thousands of dollars for a host of social and economic justice causes.

JoAnn Wypijewski is a writer and editor based in New York. Her work has appeared in numerous magazines, including CounterPunch, where she writes a monthly column, "Diamonds and Rust." Her latest book, with Kevin Alexander Gray and Jeffrey St. Clair, is Killing Trayvons: An Anthology of American Violence.

Staughton Lynd received a BA from Harvard, an MA and PhD from Columbia, and a JD from the University of Chicago. He taught American history at Spelman College in Atlanta. He is a lifelong union and peace activist and the author of many books, including Solidarity Unionism and Wobblies & Zapatistas.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Homestead Steel Millā "the Final Ten Years: ...
Publisher: PM Press
Publication Date: 2020
Binding: paperback
Condition: Very Good