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Shoes, Glues and Homework

Dangerous Work in the Global Footwear Industry

By: Pia Markkanen,Charles Levenstein,Robert Forrant,John Wooding

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Shoes, Glues and Homework

Dangerous Work in the Global Footwear Industry

By: Pia Markkanen,Charles Levenstein,Robert Forrant,John Wooding

This book describes working conditions in informal sector shoemaking in Indonesia and the Philippines, their national and international policy implications. It provides information on glues, an organic solvent, found in footwear chemicals and women garment homeworkers in Bulacan.

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1351841777

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Metal Fatigue

American Bosch and the Demise of Metalworking in the Connecticut River Valley

By: Robert Forrant,Charles Levenstein,John Wooding

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Metal Fatigue

American Bosch and the Demise of Metalworking in the Connecticut River Valley

By: Robert Forrant,Charles Levenstein,John Wooding

On February 4, 1986, the lives of thousands of workers changed in ways they could only begin to imagine. On that day, United Technologies Corporation ordered the closure of the 76-year-old American Bosch manufacturing plant in Springfield, Massachusetts, capping a nearly 32-year history of job loss and work relocation from the sprawling factory. The author, a former Bosch worker and the business agent for the union representing nearly 1,200 Bosch employees when the plant closed, interjects his personal recollections into the story.For more than 150 years Springfield stood at the center of a prosperous 200-mile industrial corridor along the Connecticut River, between Bridgeport, Connecticut, and Springfield, Vermont, populated with hundreds of machine tool and metalworking plants and thousands of workers. This book is a historical account of the profound economic collapse of the Connecticut River Valley region, with a particular focus on Bosch, its workers, and its union. The shutdown is placed in the context of the wider region's deindustrialization. The closure marked the watershed for large-firm metalworking and metalworking unions in the Connecticut River Valley. The book also describes how the United States, in a ten-year period from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, went from being the world's leading exporter of machine tools to its leading importer, and how that sharp decline affected the region's leading city, Springfield, Massachusetts, which by 2005 was in danger of bankruptcy.

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1351842943

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Who is Nursing Them? It is Us

Neoliberalism, HIV/AIDS, and the Occupational Health and Safety of South African Public Sector Nurses

By: Jennifer R. Zelnick,Charles Levenstein,Robert Forrant,John Wooding

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Who is Nursing Them? It is Us

Neoliberalism, HIV/AIDS, and the Occupational Health and Safety of South African Public Sector Nurses

By: Jennifer R. Zelnick,Charles Levenstein,Robert Forrant,John Wooding

This book explores the impacts of HIV/AIDS and neoliberal globalization on the occupational health of public sector hospital nurses in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The story of South African public sector nurses provides multiple perspectives on the HIV/AIDS epidemic-for a workforce that played a role in the struggle against apartheid, women who deal with the burden of HIV/AIDS care at work and in the community, and a constituency of the new South African democracy that is working on the frontlines of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Through case studies of three provincial hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal, set against a historical backdrop, this book tells the story of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the post-apartheid period.

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Taylor & Francis

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1351840703

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9781351840705

Northern Exposures

A Canadian Perspective on Occupational Health and Environment

By: David Bennett,Charles Levenstein,Robert Forrant,John Wooding

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Northern Exposures

A Canadian Perspective on Occupational Health and Environment

By: David Bennett,Charles Levenstein,Robert Forrant,John Wooding

Northern Exposures' is an important and thought-provoking book that shows how the labor movement has embraced environmental protection and is beginning to create a new and more sustainable vision for the future. Dave Bennett's knowledge and commitment shine through. He is, by turns, the skeptical philosopher sifting the evidence and the passionate partisan arguing for the rights of the people. It makes for a rich and exhilarating mixture.-Nigel Crisp, Permanent Secretary, U.K. Department of Health, and Chief Executive, National Health Service (2000-2006), Author, Turning the World Upside Down: The Search for Global Health in the 21st Century (Royal Society of Medicine Press, 2010)

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1351842684

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The Great Lawrence Textile Strike of 1912

New Scholarship on the Bread & Roses Strike

By: Robert Forrant,Jurg K Siegenthaler,Charles Levenstein,John Wooding

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The Great Lawrence Textile Strike of 1912

New Scholarship on the Bread & Roses Strike

By: Robert Forrant,Jurg K Siegenthaler,Charles Levenstein,John Wooding

In Lawrence, Massachusetts, fully one-half of the population 14 years of age or over is employed in the woolen and worsted mills and cotton mills". Thus begins the federal government's Report on Strike of Textile Workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1912 . This book follows up, one hundred years later. The story's retelling offers readers an exciting reexamination of just how powerful a united working class can be. The Great Lawrence Textile Strike of 1912 - the Bread and Roses Strike - was a public protest by 20,000 to 25,000 immigrant workers from several countries, prompted by a wage cut. Backed by skillful neighborhood organizing, supported by hundreds of acts of solidarity, and unified by a commitment to respect every striker's nationality and language, the walkout spread across the city's densely packed tenements. Defying the assumptions of mill owners and conservative trade unionists alike that largely female and ethnically diverse workers could not be organized, the women activists, as one mill boss described them, were full of "lots of cunning and also lots of bad temper. They're everywhere, and it's getting worse all the time." Events in Lawrence between January 11 and March 25, 1912, changed labor history. In this volume the authors tackle the strike story through new lenses and dispel assumptions that the citywide walkout was a spontaneous one led by outside agitators. They also discuss the importance of grasping the significance of events like the 1912 strike and engaging in the process of community remembrance. This book appeals to a wide constituency. Most directly, it is of great relevance to historians of labor, industrialization, immigration, and the development of cities, as well as researchers studying social movements. The story of the Bread and Roses Strike resonates strongly with social justice supporters, the women's movement, advocates for children's well-being, and anti-poverty organizations. Social studies and college-level teachers will find it a rich resource. Graduate-level students will find inspiration for further research. The Bread and Roses strike has excellent name recognition and has always had a considerable international audience.

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1351863339

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The Indispensable University

Higher Education, Economic Development, and the Knowledge Economy

By: Eugene P. Trani,Robert D. Holsworth

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The Indispensable University

Higher Education, Economic Development, and the Knowledge Economy

By: Eugene P. Trani,Robert D. Holsworth

the political leadership of cities, states, and nations; successful models of partnerships between higher education and the private sector; and future challenges and opportunities facing the modern university." --Book Jacket.

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R&L Education

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1607090791

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Fabric of a Nation

By: Robert Iacobacci

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Fabric of a Nation

By: Robert Iacobacci

Textiles Influence on American history, economy, politics and cultur

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Lulu.com

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0359783007

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9780359783007

Inside and Out

Universities and Education for Sustainable Development

By: Robert Forrant,Linda Silka

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Inside and Out

Universities and Education for Sustainable Development

By: Robert Forrant,Linda Silka

Two overarching questions permeate the literature on universities and civic engagement: How does a university restructure its myriad activities, maintain its academic integrity, and have a transformative impact off campus? And, who ought to participate in the conversations that frame and guide both the internal restructuring process and the off-campus interactions? The perspective of this book, based on research and projects in the field, is that long-term, sustainable social and economic development requires strategies geared to the scientific, technical, cultural, and environmental aspects of development. Much of the work in this volume challenges traditional university practices. Universities tend to reproduce a culture that rejects direct interaction across traditional academic department boundaries and beyond the campus. Yet, interdisciplinary work is important because it more aptly mirrors what is taking place in the regional economy as firms collaborate across manufacturing boundaries and community organizations and neighbourhood groups work to solve common problems. What is distinctive within the range of scholarship and practice in this volume is the inclination on the part of increasing numbers of professors on more and more campuses to collaborate across disciplinary lines. Universities must persist in the advancement of cross-community, cross-firm, and cross-institutional learning. The learning dynamics and knowledge diffusion generated by collaborative activities and new approaches to teaching can invigorate all phases of learning at the university. In this way, the university advances its activities beyond an indiscriminate approach to development, maximizes the use of its resources, and performs an integrative and innovative role in the cultivation of equitable and sustainable regions. The chapters in this book illustrate the strikingly different and exciting ways in which universities pursue education for sustainability.

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1351843575

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Harry Bridges

Labor Radical, Labor Legend

By: Robert W. Cherny

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Harry Bridges

Labor Radical, Labor Legend

By: Robert W. Cherny

The iconic leader of one of America’s most powerful unions, Harry Bridges put an indelible stamp on the twentieth century labor movement. Robert Cherny’s monumental biography tells the life story of the figure who built the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) into a labor powerhouse that still represents almost 30,000 workers. An Australian immigrant, Bridges worked the Pacific Coast docks. His militant unionism placed him at the center of the 1934 West Coast Waterfront Strike and spurred him to expand his organizing activities to warehouse laborers and Hawaiian sugar and pineapple workers. Cherny examines the overall effectiveness of Bridges as a union leader and the decisions and traits that made him effective. Cherny also details the price paid by Bridges as the US government repeatedly prosecuted him for his left-wing politics. Drawing on personal interviews with Bridges and years of exhaustive research, Harry Bridges places an extraordinary individual and the ILWU within the epic history of twentieth-century labor radicalism.

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University of Illinois Press

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0252053796

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9780252053795

Webster's American Dictionary

By: Robert J. Masters,Tony Geiss,RH Disney Staff

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Webster's American Dictionary

By: Robert J. Masters,Tony Geiss,RH Disney Staff

This handy reference is ideal for students and anyone in need of a comprehensive small format dictionary that provides the most current American English usage. Over 30,000 entries, covering basic vocabulary, offer clear, concise definitions. Includes a New Words Section.

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Random House Reference

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0375700587

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9780375700583

Random House Webster's Student Notebook Dictionary

By: RH Disney Staff,Robert J Masters,Inc Staff Random House

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Random House Webster's Student Notebook Dictionary

By: RH Disney Staff,Robert J Masters,Inc Staff Random House

The perfect option for students - a dictionary designed to fit right into a loose-leaf binder. Ideal for middle school, high school and college students, Random House Webster's Student Notebook Dictionary is handy, hole-punched and makes the perfect companion to Random House Webster's Student Notebook Thesaurus. It is an essential reference for any student, and includes: Over 46,000 up-to-date entries Important "New Words" Usage and pronunciation notes Spelling and punctuation rules Math & science formulas Periodic table of the elements Historic sites of the United States

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0375701656

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Metal Fatigue

American Bosch and the Demise of Metalworking in the Connecticut River Valley

By: Robert Forrant,Charles Levenstein,John Wooding

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Metal Fatigue

American Bosch and the Demise of Metalworking in the Connecticut River Valley

By: Robert Forrant,Charles Levenstein,John Wooding

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The Great Lawrence Textile Strike of 1912

New Scholarship on the Bread & Roses Strike

By: Robert Forrant,Jurg K Siegenthaler,Charles Levenstein,John Wooding

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New Scholarship on the Bread & Roses Strike

By: Robert Forrant,Jurg K Siegenthaler,Charles Levenstein,John Wooding

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Lawrence and the 1912 Bread and Roses Strike

By: Robert Forrant,Susan Grabski

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Lawrence and the 1912 Bread and Roses Strike

By: Robert Forrant,Susan Grabski

Incorporated in 1847 on the banks of the Merrimack River, Lawrence, Massachusetts, was the final and most ambitious of New Englands planned textile-manufacturing cities developed by the Boston-area entrepreneurs who helped launch the American Industrial Revolution. With a dam and canal system to generate power, by 1912 Lawrence led the world in the production of worsted wool cloth. The Pacific Cotton Mills alone had sales of nearly $10 million and had mechanical equipment capable of producing 800 miles of finished textile fabrics every working day. However, industrial growth was accompanied by worsening health, housing, and working conditions for most of the citys workers. These were the root causes that led to the long, sometimes violent struggle between people of diverse ethnic groups and languages and the citys mill owners and overseers. The 1912 strikeknown today as the Bread and Roses Strikebecame a landmark moment in history.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1439643849

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Environmental Unions

Labor and the Superfund

By: Craig Slatin

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Environmental Unions

Labor and the Superfund

By: Craig Slatin

During the 1970s and 1980s, a hazardous waste management industry emerged in the U.S., driven by government and polluting industry responses to a hazardous waste crisis. In 1979, labor unions began to seek federal health and safety protections for workers in that industry and for firefighters responding to hazardous materials fires. Those efforts led to a worker health and safety section in the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986. The legislation mandated regulation of hazardous waste operations and emergency response worker protection, and establishment of a national health and safety training grant program - which became the Worker Education and Training Program (WETP).Craig Slatin provides a history of labor's success on the coattails of the environmental movement and in the middle of a rightward shift in American politics. He explores how the WETP established a national worker training effort across industrial sectors, with case studies on the health and safety training programs of two unions in the WETP - the Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers and the Laborers' Union. Lessons can be learned from one of the last major worker health and safety/environmental protection victories of the 1960s-1980s reform era, coming at the end of the golden age of regulation and just before the new era of deregulation and market dominance. Slatin's analysis calls for a critical survey of the social and political tasks facing those concerned about worker and community health and environmental protection in order to make a transition toward just and sustainable production.

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