Strike Back: Rediscovering Militant Tactics to Fight the Attacks on Public Employee Unions

by Joe Burns

During the 1960s and 1970s, teachers, sanitation workers and many other public employees rose up to demand collective bargaining rights in one of the greatest upsurges in labor history. These workers were able to transform the nature of public employment, winning union recognition for millions and ultimately forcing reluctant politicians to pass laws allowing for collective bargaining and even the right to strike.

224 pages, Paperback

Published July 16, 2019

Reviews

[Alice · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very readable, engaging history, mixed with both practical and philosophical take-aways for organizers.