Gary Chaison
Gary Chaison
Gary N. Chaisonis an industrial relations scholar and labor historian at Clark University...
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The Machinists are saying, 'We're going to make a stand and make them respect us,' ... This is what the union strategy is as a Labor Day celebration of the power of labor.
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General Motors is more than just a symbol of American industry. It envelops the towns where it operates, and people become dependent on it in those towns.
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I think it may have emboldened some employers to reassess their situation, making them realize if they plan carefully they can withstand a strike, ... And that means, yes, you can ask for major demands from unions.
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Traditionalists didn't see any reason for it and saw it as a challenge to real collective bargaining. Over the years there has been a rethinking of this idea.
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Workers have got to be asking themselves, what do we have to do?
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What they've done is really almost jump-start reconsideration of health care benefits,