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Wisconsin Uprising - by Michael D Yates (Paperback)

Wisconsin Uprising - by  Michael D Yates (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>In early 2011, the nation was stunned to watch Wisconsin's<br> state capitol in Madison come under sudden and unexpected<br> occupation by union members and their allies. The protests<br> to defend collective bargaining rights were militant and practically<br> unheard of in this era of declining union power. Nearly<br> forty years of neoliberalism and the most severe economic<br> crisis since the Great Depression have battered the labor<br> movement, and workers have been largely complacent in the<br> face of stagnant wages, slashed benefits and services, widening<br> unemployment, and growing inequality. <p/> That is, until now. Under pressure from a union-busting governor<br> and his supporters in the legislature, and inspired by the<br> massive uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, workers in Wisconsin<br> shook the nation with their colossal display of solidarity and<br> outrage. Their struggle is still ongoing, but there are lessons<br> to be learned from the Wisconsin revolt. This timely book<br> brings together some of the best labor journalists and scholars<br> in the United States, many of whom were on the ground<br> at the time, to examine the causes and impact of events, and<br> suggest how the labor movement might proceed in this new<br> era of union militancy.</p>

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