{"product_id":"fighting-union-busters-in-a-carolina-carpet-mill-9781476683041","title":"Fighting Union Busters in a Carolina Carpet Mill","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   In 2017, Workers United\/SEIU called veteran organizer Phil Cohen out of retirement to investigate and expose a union-busting plot by Mohawk Industries at a North Carolina carpet mill. His hard-hitting account chronicles the resulting labor dispute that rocked a Fortune 500 company. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   The organizer had to prove management was behind an illegal decertification petition and forced workers to sign using strong-arm tactics. Though terrified of retaliation, witnesses gradually agreed to testify before federal agents. Mohawk retained a high-powered union-busting attorney who appealed directly to ultra-conservative heads of the National Labor Relations Board, while Right to Work Committee lawyers framed the issue as a test case to revoke laws protecting employee rights. The union''s only hope rested on presenting evidence too formidable for political bias to surmount. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   This memoir, infused with dry wit and insights into human nature, blows the lid off the nation''s union\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eAuthor's Note\u003cbr\u003ePrologue\u003cbr\u003ePart One. The Campaign\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Committee\u003cbr\u003e 2. Meeting with Witnesses\u003cbr\u003e 3. Plant Tour\u003cbr\u003e 4. Labor Board Investigation\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Three Girls\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Union Busting Lawyer\u003cbr\u003e 7. Federal Agent's Grim Forecast\u003cbr\u003ePart Two. The Case Unfolds\u003cbr\u003e 8. National Right to Work Attorneys\u003cbr\u003e 9. Illegal Discharge\u003cbr\u003e10. Cartoons\u003cbr\u003e11. Labor Board Decision\u003cbr\u003e12. Becoming a Test Case\u003cbr\u003e13. Union Lawyers\u003cbr\u003e14. Preparing for Trial\u003cbr\u003e15. Injured Workers\u003cbr\u003ePart Three. Aftermath\u003cbr\u003e16. Compliance Period\u003cbr\u003e17. The Tornado\u003cbr\u003e18. House Calls\u003cbr\u003e19. Shop Floor Confrontation\u003cbr\u003e20. A Barrage of New Issues\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50515847577943,"sku":"9781476683041","price":14.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476683041.jpg?v=1745428062","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/fighting-union-busters-in-a-carolina-carpet-mill-9781476683041","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}