From Coors to California : David Sickler and the new working class
"David Sickler has worked for fifty years as one of the most creative and successfulunion organizers in the country. Starting out working on an assembly line inColorado's Coors Brewery, Sickler went on to lead breakthrough campaignsthat transformed the US labor movement and to become an in...
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| Ort / Verlag / Datum: | Los Angeles California : UCLA Center for Labor Research and Eductation, [2019] ©2019 |
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| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2019 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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| Klassifikation: | 331.8 Gewerkschaften, Sozialpartnerschaft, Arbeiterbewegung
920 Biografien 331.88092 |
| Beschreibung: | vi, 112 pages; illustrations; 26 cm |
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| Zusammenfassung: | "David Sickler has worked for fifty years as one of the most creative and successfulunion organizers in the country. Starting out working on an assembly line inColorado's Coors Brewery, Sickler went on to lead breakthrough campaignsthat transformed the US labor movement and to become an influential labor advocate within Los Angeles City Hall.This book captures some of Sickler's historic campaign victories, from hisleadership of the national Coors Boycott to unprecedented organizing driveswith immigrant workers, often in direct challenge to the leadership of US labor.The revitalization of the California labor movement is integrally linked to thisnew wave of immigrant workers, and it was Sickler who built the foundatio nfor organizing the new working class. Sickler's fierce commitment, strategic vision, and ability to forge powerfulalliances have characterized his entire life's work. This book will serve as aninspiration to anyone who cares about the fight for economic and social justice."-- |
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| Bibliografie: | Includes selected bibliography (pages 109-112) |
| ISBN: | 9780983628989 098362898X |
| AC Nummer: | AC17145665 |
| Hierarchiestufe: | Monografie |
| Erscheinungsform: | Buch |
| Inhalt: | Text |
| Medientyp: | Analog |
| Datenträger: | Analog |
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