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"On Strike!" ( Thomas J Keil )
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"On Strike!" ( Thomas J Keil )
Critical review of work on dispute between Capital Cities & Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, newspaper unions.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages) |
1 source |
1997
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" Thomas J. Keil's achievement in On strike! Capital Cities and the Wilkes-Barre newspaper unions is considerable. The book is an account of a long-running strike in which the unions, due to the local tradition of fierce unionism, were able to muster sufficient grassroots support to enable them to produce a rival newspaper which was still in operation (and perhaps even beating out the first paper) ten years after the strike was called. Keil's book analyzes the strike with great objectivity and provides an illuminating look at what union solidarity can accomplish. But Keil does not make a case either for the unions or for Capital Cities, the company that bought the paper. He maintains an even tone throughout and, without any of the heroics often associated with writing about labor struggles, keeps the reader engrossed. His dispassionate but involved writing is a.."More papers on "On Strike!" ( Thomas J Keil ):
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"On Strike!" ( Thomas J Keil ) (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 12, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-On-Strike-Thomas-J-Keil/12864
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