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1 online resource : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
The reckoning -- Growing up in GM's Janesville -- The golden age of the auto industry and why it ended -- 1984-1986: Silence from Detroit -- Walter Reuther, organized labor, and social change -- Doris Thom and the power of one -- The'86 contract: positive changes -- Roger Smith and Les Aspin -- The '90s and early 2000s: Success and controversy -- Final curtain: what we didn't know made all the difference -- Obama and Janesville -- Race -- Facing the future: the fate of assembly line jobs, high wages for unskilled labor, and unions -- Janesville without GM -- Slow recovery and Janesville's good heart -- What Janesville can teach America -- One last question, one final hope. |
| Summary |
"There have been many articles and even books written on what happened after General Motors closed its plant in Janesville, Wisconsin in 2008 after some 90 years of operation. Here, for the first time, former Wisconsin state senator--and Janesville native--Tim Cullen tells the inside story of how and why it happened, and what it means for the future not only of Janesville, but cities across America. Cullen, who co-chaired the governor's task force that tried to save the Janesville plant, provides a sweeping history of the plant from its boom years to the abyss, while noting the struggles African Americans and women faced in getting hired and treated fairly. Along the way he finds some heroes, including an early African American GM employee; a woman who insisted on gender equity in the plant; and Walter Reuther, the legendary labor leader. Perhaps no one is better qualified than Tim Cullen to tell this important story. Tim worked in the Janesville GM plant as a college student and he was there, decades on, when presidential candidate Barack Obama told a hopeful gathering of GM employees and other stakeholders he would do what he could to ensure its success. Less than a year later, the plant closed. In "Disassembled," Tim Cullen reveals what happened."--Publisher's website. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
General Motors Corporation -- History.
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General Motors Corporation. |
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History. |
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Plant shutdowns -- Wisconsin -- Janesville.
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Plant shutdowns. |
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Wisconsin -- Janesville. |
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Automobile factories -- Wisconsin -- Janesville.
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Automobile factories. |
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Automobile industry workers -- Wisconsin -- Janesville.
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Automobile industry workers. |
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Janesville (Wis.) -- History.
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Janesville (Wis.) -- Economic conditions.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Moe, Doug, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Original 1942586620 9781942586623 (OCoLC)1112424201 |
| ISBN |
9781942586654 (electronic book) |
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1942586655 (electronic book) |
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9781942586623 |
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1942586620 |
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