Rank and file: Personal histories by working-class organizers (Beacon paperback ; BP 493)

In this long-out-of-print oral history classic, Alice and Staughton Lynd chronicle the stories of more than two dozen working-class organizers who occupied factories, held sit-down strikes, walked out, picketed, and found other bold and innovative ways to fight for workers’ rights. __Rank and File__ brings the militancy of these firebrand organizers to life—whether it was in founding unions, challenging sexism and racism, safety violations, and management intimidation, or working for broader social changes. Introduction to the 2011 edition Introduction / Christine Ellis People who cannot be bought / John W. Anderson How i became part of the labor movement / Stella Nowicki Back of the yards / George Patterson, Jesse Reese and John Sargent Your dog don't bark no more / Sylvia Woods You have to fight for freedom / Mario Manzardo Liberi cuori [liberated hearts] / Burr McCloskey I appeal the ruling of the chair / Nick Migas How the international took over / Stan Weir The informal work group / George Sullivan Working for survival / Ken Tucker It got my back up / Wayne Kennedy An absolute majority / Jordan Sims Going for broke / John Barbero, Ed Mann, and others A common bond / Bill Worthington, Lee Smith and Ed Ryan Miners for democracy / Vicky Starr Organizing white collar workers / Marshall Ganz Organizing farm workers / Mia Giunta Sharing the work / Bill Dipietro They're not scabs any more / Ed Mann I'm going down that hill / James Trevathan War on black males / Andrea Carney I declined to join the staff / Chinese staff and workers' association, Sweatshops, Restaurants, and Community List of abbreviations Index. From the publisher. In this long-out-of-print oral history classic, Alice and Staughton Lynd chronicle the stories of more than two dozen working-class organizers who occupied factories, held sit-down strikes, walked out, picketed, and found other bold and innovative ways to fight for workers' rights. Rank and File brings the militancy of these firebrand organizers to life -- whether it was in founding unions, challenging sexism and racism, safety violations, and management intimidation, or working for broader social changes

In this long-out-of-print oral history classic, Alice and Staughton Lynd chronicle the stories of more than two dozen working-class organizers who occupied factories, held sit-down strikes, walked out, picketed, and found other bold and innovative ways to fight for workers’ rights.

Rank and File brings the militancy of these firebrand organizers to life—whether it was in founding unions, challenging sexism and racism, safety violations, and management intimidation, or working for broader social changes.

The trials and tribulations of firebrand union organizers, from the 1930s—1970s, are brought to life here, in their own words.