May 07 -- Union Communications Services, Inc.
The Knights of St. Crispin union is
formed at a secret meeting in Milwaukee. It grew to 50,000 members
before being crushed by employers later that year - 1867
Two die, 20 are injured in “Bloody Tuesday” as strikebreakers attempt
to run San Francisco streetcars during a strike by operators. The
strike was declared lost in 1908 after many more deaths, including
several in scab-operated streetcar accidents - 1907
Philadelphia’s longest transit strike ends after 44 days. A key issue in the fight was the hiring and use of part-timers - 1977
(Offensive Bargaining: Negotiating Aggressively In Contract Campaigns: Author
David Rosenfeld has represented unions in negotiations since 1973, and
in the process has developed an arsenal of tactics to deal with and
overcome employers who refuse to bargain in good faith. He shows you how
to fight fire with fire, and then some.
Union
negotiators are offered techniques to meet particularly harsh or
outrageous employer proposals and tactics, use information requests in
ways you never thought of, prevent impasse and force employers to
withdraw concessionary demands, bargain for a first contract, and much,
much more. If you ever face negotiations with a difficult employer, you
need this book.)
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