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Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xi
- INTRODUCTION 1
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I. THE UNION'S INSPIRATION
- "Thank you, thank you, thank you" 11
- "David conquered Goliath with five smooth stones. So it was with the Farm Workers" 17
- "Working-class people have a very deep culture based on solidarity and trust" 31
- "The freight industry is going to be organized by members in freight" 42
- "Instead of letting me go out alone, they went with me" 54
- "Certain folks call me a permanent rank and filer" 63
- "They're not scabs any more" 75
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II. THE ASHES OF THE OLD
- "I was devastated when the plant closed" 87
- "I'm going down that hill" 95
- "This society has declared war on black males" 111
- "We needed something more than a labor-community-church alliance" 122
- "One for one-Job security for the next generation" 134
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III. ANYWHERE BENEATH THE SUN
- "Necio para seguir adelante" (stubborn to keep moving forward) 147
- "The worst that they can do is to put me in prison" 156
- "We're not meant to be desk leaders" 166
- "The power of the people is not just a slogan" 172
- "It was a bogus election" 177
- "Women would make a beginning and then their husbands could join" 181
- "Your health is not for sale" 187
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IV. IN OUR HANDS IS PLACED A POWER
- "Workers have to deal with their own reality and that transforms them" 201
- "I declined to join the staff" 210
- "How do unions become concerned about the people who are outside the workplace?" 221
- "Other than having a baby, it's the most optimistic thing you can do" 230
- "I felt that I couldn't stand on the sideline any more" 243
- INDEX 255
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xi
- INTRODUCTION 1
-
I. THE UNION'S INSPIRATION
- "Thank you, thank you, thank you" 11
- "David conquered Goliath with five smooth stones. So it was with the Farm Workers" 17
- "Working-class people have a very deep culture based on solidarity and trust" 31
- "The freight industry is going to be organized by members in freight" 42
- "Instead of letting me go out alone, they went with me" 54
- "Certain folks call me a permanent rank and filer" 63
- "They're not scabs any more" 75
-
II. THE ASHES OF THE OLD
- "I was devastated when the plant closed" 87
- "I'm going down that hill" 95
- "This society has declared war on black males" 111
- "We needed something more than a labor-community-church alliance" 122
- "One for one-Job security for the next generation" 134
-
III. ANYWHERE BENEATH THE SUN
- "Necio para seguir adelante" (stubborn to keep moving forward) 147
- "The worst that they can do is to put me in prison" 156
- "We're not meant to be desk leaders" 166
- "The power of the people is not just a slogan" 172
- "It was a bogus election" 177
- "Women would make a beginning and then their husbands could join" 181
- "Your health is not for sale" 187
-
IV. IN OUR HANDS IS PLACED A POWER
- "Workers have to deal with their own reality and that transforms them" 201
- "I declined to join the staff" 210
- "How do unions become concerned about the people who are outside the workplace?" 221
- "Other than having a baby, it's the most optimistic thing you can do" 230
- "I felt that I couldn't stand on the sideline any more" 243
- INDEX 255