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Song Of The Stubborn One Thousand: The Watsonville Canning Strike, 1985-7
Peter Shapiro
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Description for Song Of The Stubborn One Thousand: The Watsonville Canning Strike, 1985-7
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 215 x 20. Weight in Grams: 338.
The Watsonville Canning strike was a dramatic show of the power by women workers whose struggle became a rallying point for the Chicano movement. In the course of the strike, a virtually moribund local union was revitalised, and Watsonville's Latino majority emerged as a major force in local politics.
The Watsonville Canning strike was a dramatic show of the power by women workers whose struggle became a rallying point for the Chicano movement. In the course of the strike, a virtually moribund local union was revitalised, and Watsonville's Latino majority emerged as a major force in local politics.
Product Details
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
337g
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9781608466801
SKU
V9781608466801
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About Peter Shapiro
Peter Shapiro: Peter Shapiro is a retired letter carrier and longtime labor journalist. His union paper was repeatedly honored during his tenure as editor, and he has published in Labor Notes, Labor Studies Journal, Unity, and The Nation.
Reviews for Song Of The Stubborn One Thousand: The Watsonville Canning Strike, 1985-7
“[W]ell-written, fast-paced, and inspiring....This masterpiece of the genre is simultaneously an education in labor organizing in the multinational workplace and a stirring tale of struggle by some of U.S. capitalism’s most exploited workers….Haymarket Books, is probably the best current publisher of labor history; with this book both Haymarket and the author Peter Shapiro have outdone themselves.” —CounterPunch "Peter Shapiro ... Read more