Ravenswood: The Steelworkers' Victory and the Revival of American Labor (Ilr Press Books)

On November 1, 1990, just as its contract with the United Steelworkers of America was about to expire, Ravenswood Aluminum Corporation locked out its seventeen hundred employees and hired permanent replacements. Despite deteriorating conditions that had led to five deaths in the previous year, the company had refused to discuss safety and health issues. The strikers faced an industry in turmoil, a plant manager with a grudge against the union, and a business controlled by a billionaire fugitive from justice. Tom Juravich and Kate Bronfenbrenner describe how victory was achieved through the commitment of the workers and their families coupled with one of the most innovative contract campaigns ever waged by an American union.Tom Juravich is the author of 'Ravenswood: The Steelworkers' Victory and the Revival of American Labor (Ilr Press Books)', published 2000 under ISBN 9780801486661 and ISBN 0801486661.