{"product_id":"the-betrayal-of-local-14-paperworkers-politics-and-permanent-replacements-ilr-press-books","title":"The Betrayal of Local 14: Paperworkers  Politics  and Permanent Replacements (Ilr Press Books)","description":"\u003cp\u003eInternational Paper  the richest paper company and largest landowner in the United States  enjoyed record profits and gave large bonuses to executives in 1987  that same year the company demanded that employees take a substantial paycut  sacrifice hundreds of jobs  and forego their Christmas holiday. At the Adroscoggin Mill in Jay  Maine  twelve hundred workers responded by going on strike from June 1987 to October 1988. Local union members mobilized an army of volunteers but International Paper brought in permanent replacement workers and the strike was ultimately lost. Julius G. Getman tells the story of that strike and its implicationsa story of a community changing under pressure; of surprising leaders  strategists  and orators emerging; of lifelong friendships destroyed and new bonds forged. At a time when the role of organized labor is in transition  Getman suggests  this strike has particular significance. He documents the early negotiations  the battle for public opinion  the heroic efforts to maintain solidarity  and the local unions sense of betrayal by its national leadership. With exceptional richness in perspective  Getman includes the memories and informed speculations of union stalwarts  managers  and workers  including those who crossed the picket line  and shows the damage years later to the individuals  the community  and the mill. He demonstrates the laws bias  the companys undervaluing of employees  and the international unions excessive concern with internal politics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44985192939573,"sku":"ByrdShop_0801486289","price":36.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780801486289.jpg?v=1770851460","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-betrayal-of-local-14-paperworkers-politics-and-permanent-replacements-ilr-press-books","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}