Explaining why social movements and labor activists run into obstacles, and how these can be overcome, this book draws valuable sociological and strategic lessons from the drivers' ten-week wildcat strike that helped that lay the basis for organizing Teamsters for a Democratic Union.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword to the 1982 Edition by Doug Allan and Peter J. Camarata, Introduction to the First Edition, Introduction to the New Edition: TDU, the Rank and File, and Socialism From Below, 1. Bureaucratic Unionism, 2. Teamsters Local 208, 3. Drivers and Driving, 4. Rank-and-File Rebellion in the Late Fifties, 5. Rank and Filers in Office, 6. Changes in the Trucking Industry and the Teamsters Union, 7. Apolitical Activism Ambushed: The 1970s Wildcat, 8. Trusteeship, 9. Militants Enchained, 10. Teamsters Rank-and-File Organize Nationwide, 11. Conclusion: The Many Meanings of Local 208, Appendix 1: Dates in Local 208 History, Appendix 2: What Might Socialism Look Like?, Appendix 3: Creating a Socialism That Meets Needs
