We Cant Eat Prestige

By John Hoerr

Book Overview

On the contrary, the women workers of Harvard University created a powerful and unique union - one that emphasizes their own values and priorities as working women and rejects unwanted aspects of traditional unionism. This book explodes the belief that women white-collar workers tend to reject unionization and accept a passive role in workplace.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566395356
• ISBN13: 9781566395359
• Release Date: May 1997
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

White collar warriors win struggle for union at Harvard

An inspiring rendtion of the labor struggle at Harvard University....starring regular, working-class women who fought for self-determination on the job. Despite problems with organized labor and internal disputes, these 3,500 workers had the staying power and prevailed against a sometimes subtle and sometimes not campaign by Harvard. A labor story for the 90's.