Disruption in Detroit: Autoworkers and the Elusive Postwar Boom
Daniel J. Clark
It is a bedrock American belief: the 1950s were a golden age of prosperity for autoworkers. Flush with high wages and enjoying the benefits of generous union contracts, these workers became the backbone of a thriving blue-collar middle class. It is also a myth. Daniel J. Clark began by interviewing dozens of former autoworkers in the Detroit area and found a different story—one of economic insecurity caused by frequent layoffs, unrealized contract provisions, and indispensable second jobs. Disruption in Detroit is a vivid portrait of workers and an industry that experienced anything but stable prosperity.
As Clark reveals, the myths—whether of rising incomes or hard-nosed union bargaining success—came later. In the 1950s, ordinary autoworkers, union leaders, and auto company executives recognized that although jobs in their industry paid high wages, they were far from steady and often impossible to find.
As Clark reveals, the myths—whether of rising incomes or hard-nosed union bargaining success—came later. In the 1950s, ordinary autoworkers, union leaders, and auto company executives recognized that although jobs in their industry paid high wages, they were far from steady and often impossible to find.
年:
2018
出版社:
University of Illinois Press
语言:
english
页:
266
ISBN 10:
0252042018
ISBN 13:
9780252042010
系列:
Working Class in American History
文件:
EPUB, 606 KB
IPFS:
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english, 2018