On Strike for Respect

It is we who push the papers, put the paychecks in the mail;It is we who type the letters, mind the office without fail.And until we get a contract, it is we who'll shut down Yale, For the union makes us strong.(To the tune of "John Brown's Body")"Must reading for anyone who wants to learn what a revitalized labormovement would look like." -- Labor Notes"A textbook on solidarity unionism." -- Staughton Lynd"One of the very best books on labor in the 1970s and 80s."-- Dana Frank, University of California at Santa Cruz"There are very few case studies in recent labor history as readableand provocative as this one." -- Karen Sawislak, Stanford UniversityOn Strike for Respect is a lively account of the 1984-85 strikeby clerical and technical workers at Yale University. Members of Local34, with a strong female majority, mobilized themselves and the public,breathing new life into the labor movement as they fought for and wonsubstantial gains. A short update on current conditions concludes thisvolume.