Eastern's Armageddon: Labor Conflict and the Destruction of Eastern Airlines

by Martha Saunders

This book examines the escalation of an organizational conflict to one of the most talked about industrial crises of the past decade: the demise of Eastern Airlines. Through an analysis of the messages exchanged by some of its key participants--the representatives of the pilots and management of Eastern--this study attempts to explain how and why some 4,000 men and women walked away from high-paying glamour jobs and toppled an institution. The...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313284547
• ISBN13: 9780313284540
• Release Date: September 1992
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"