Gary Chaison
Gary Chaison
Gary N. Chaisonis an industrial relations scholar and labor historian at Clark University...
afraid bitter digging establish governor parties prove reputation
It may give the governor a sense he has to prove something establish his reputation to not back down. I am afraid the parties are really digging in. This has become a first-class dispute, a bitter dispute.
labor power respect stand strategy union
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.
dependent general people symbol towns
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.
ask carefully demands employers major plan realize
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.
money order
They're also doing it in order to show if you go on strike, this is money you're going to be losing.
auto father jobs looked passed people plants
People looked at jobs in the auto plants like property, like something that they owned, something that could be passed down from father to sons. That was pretty much making it for a lot of people.
bad direction finally gone industry month reached
I thought a month ago that the industry had reached a plateau, and we would finally see what the direction would be, ... Instead, it's just gone from bad to worse.
labor small
This is a small union, and it doesn't have any allies, because it's kind of a pariah in the labor movement,
president statement strong
I think that (AFL-CIO President John) Sweeney will have to make a strong statement about the AFL-CIO and how it's strong and still relevant.
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In organizing itself I see a tremendous increase in the reinventing of the labor movement as the heir of the civil rights movement. I think it's the recasting of the labor movement in a way that I haven't seen in many years.
challenge collective reason saw
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.
asking workers
Workers have got to be asking themselves, what do we have to do?
almost care health
What they've done is really almost jump-start reconsideration of health care benefits,