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Knocking on Labor’s Door: Union Organizing in the 1970s and the Roots of a New Economic Divide (Justice, Power, and Politics) Paperback – Illustrated, August 1, 2019

by Lane Windham (Author)
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The power of unions in workers' lives and in the American political system has declined dramatically since the 1970s. In recent years, many have argued that the crisis took root when unions stopped reaching out to workers and workers turned away from unions. But here Lane Windham tells a different story. Highlighting the integral, often-overlooked contributions of women, people of color, young workers, and southerners, Windham reveals how in the 1970s workers combined old working-class tools--like unions and labor law--with legislative gains from the civil and women's rights movements to help shore up their prospects. Through close-up studies of workers' campaigns in shipbuilding, textiles, retail, and service, Windham overturns widely held myths about labor's decline, showing instead how employers united to manipulate weak labor law and quash a new wave of worker organizing.

Recounting how employees attempted to unionize against overwhelming odds, Knocking on Labor's Door dramatically refashions the narrative of working-class struggle during a crucial decade and shakes up current debates about labor's future. Windham's story inspires both hope and indignation, and will become a must-read in labor, civil rights, and women's history.
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    Justice, Power, and Politics
  2. Print length
    312 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    The University of North Carolina Press
  5. Publication date
    August 1, 2019
  6. Dimensions
    6.12 x 0.7 x 9.25 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    1469654776
  8. ISBN-13
    978-1469654775
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Windham is one of those rare academics who has worked professionally as an organizer, and the intellectual advantage that this experience has provided is hard to overstate.--Gabriel Winant, The Nation



The book marks yet another superb monograph from a fresh cohort of labor historians who challenge pessimistic narratives of organized labor's decline with inspiring studies of a diverse array of workers.--The Journal of Southern History



Provides sharp insight into the nature and depth of the problems we now face in trying to provide income and health care for the many rather than continuing to funnel society's wealth to the obscenely rich few who dominate the country and the global economy.--American Historical Review



The book does a brilliant job of explaining the USA's unique industrial relations framework, shaped so much by the NLRB election process and the privatized nature of health care and social security.--Labour History Project Bulletin

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Knocking on Labor's Door challenges most of what we know about the decline of unions and its consequences. Most importantly, the book leads us to reconsider possibilities for the revival of unions. At a time of renewed concern about economic inequality and the plight of the working class, this is required reading.--William P. Jones, author of The March on Washington

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ The University of North Carolina Press; Reprint edition (August 1, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 312 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1469654776
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1469654775
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.06 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.12 x 0.7 x 9.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 21 ratings

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James A. Young
5.0 out of 5 stars For a More Meaningful Life
Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2018
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Lane Windham has graced us with a first-rate portrayal of workers' determination to gain some control over their lives through their labor unions, complete with gains and setbacks. Labor historians, activists, and leaders need to read these accounts from the ground level.
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Iris A. Nieves
5.0 out of 5 stars Union Organizing
Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2021
My son adds books to his Wish List all year round in preparation for the holidays gift giving. Given that he's picked this book, it must be an excellent learning tool. Either way, he critiques his readings on FB.
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Lesley M.
4.0 out of 5 stars The labor movement brought to life!
Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2017
Knocking at Labor's Door is a fresh and welcome look into the US labor movement in the 1970s. The author posits that the defeatist conventional wisdom about the period has been wrong, and that organized labor actually was remarkably active and dynamic during this decade. The rising participation and leadership of women and people of color at this time changed the demographics of the labor movement, and also infused it with new spirit and purpose.
The case studies are well researched and documented, and the personal stories make this book incredibly appealing to the reader. Useful for both scholars and those casually interested in the shifts in American labor history.
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