Carbon County, USA
«“The author tells the story of the challenges faced by the United Mine Workers of America after a half-century struggle to establish the union in Utah. It is a story that is important to the state, the West, and the nation. This work is a valuable case study of the stability and vulnerability of an institution that, since its founding in 1890, has been an essential force in the emergence of modern America, but whose relevance is now in question.”
—Allan Kent Powell, author of The Next Time We Strike: Labor in the Eastern Utah Coal Fields and editor emeritus of the Utah Historical Quarterly “In this lively analysis, Christian Wright illuminates one facet of today’s political preoccupation with the fate of America’s coal miners. He explores the disintegration of industrial democracy within Utah coal in the mid- to late-twentieth century, revealing how reform spearheaded by Miners for Democracy within the UMWA faltered within an era of social and technological change.”
—Nancy Taniguchi, author of Dirty Deeds: Land, Violence, and the 1856 San Francisco Vigilance Committee»
Although unions are by no means entirely gone or lacking in lobbying power, their membership in traditional industries is on the decline and their influence continues to diminish. Only a generation ago, large unions such as the United Mine Workers of America held greater political and economic capital and inspired millions beyond their immediate ranks. Les mer
Drawing on a variety of primary sources, Wright provides evidence for organized labor's continuing significance and value while effectively illuminating its mounting frustrations during a relatively recent chapter in the history of Utah and the United States.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- University of Utah Press,U.S.
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781607817314
- Utgivelsesår
- 2020
- Format
- 23 x 15 cm
Anmeldelser
«“The author tells the story of the challenges faced by the United Mine Workers of America after a half-century struggle to establish the union in Utah. It is a story that is important to the state, the West, and the nation. This work is a valuable case study of the stability and vulnerability of an institution that, since its founding in 1890, has been an essential force in the emergence of modern America, but whose relevance is now in question.”
—Allan Kent Powell, author of The Next Time We Strike: Labor in the Eastern Utah Coal Fields and editor emeritus of the Utah Historical Quarterly “In this lively analysis, Christian Wright illuminates one facet of today’s political preoccupation with the fate of America’s coal miners. He explores the disintegration of industrial democracy within Utah coal in the mid- to late-twentieth century, revealing how reform spearheaded by Miners for Democracy within the UMWA faltered within an era of social and technological change.”
—Nancy Taniguchi, author of Dirty Deeds: Land, Violence, and the 1856 San Francisco Vigilance Committee»