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Book SynopsisThe Oakland-East Bay labor movement has been overshadowed for far too long by attention to San Francisco. The East Bay has a rich, militant and surprisingly independent history. Fight or Be Slaves, the title taken from a statement by C.L. Dellums, Oakland''s Vice President of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, sets East Bay history in context of national events using extensive primary and secondary sources. Struggles against union-busting and concessions take the story to the present time, when hundreds of East Bay unionists went to Seattle to protest against the World Trade Organization. Sensitive to issues of class, race, and gender, Fight or Be Slaves is filled with vignettes that bring to life the story of workers in struggle.
Trade Review'Fight or Be Slaves' is a lively, colorful, anecdotal and encyclopedic account of the East Bay labor movement from its early beginnings to the present. . . It's an honest book and not a white wash. It deals with bureaucracy and corruption which does exist in the labor movement. -- Harri Siitonen * New World Finn *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 List of Abbreviations; Foreword by John F. Henning; Preface Chapter 2 In the Beginning Chapter 3 After the Gold Rush Chapter 4 Nothing in Common Chapter 5 With Carrots and Clubs Chapter 6 The Smell of Revolution Chapter 7 A New Deal and a New Movement Chapter 8 War and Not-Peace Chapter 9 Rolling Labor Back Chapter 10 Sky Full of Storm Chapter 11 The Times They are A-Changin' Chapter 12 Return of the Robber Barons Chapter 13 History Lessons: Fight or Be Slaves! Chapter 14 Further Reading; Index; About the Author
