Remember the "Almost" Strike of 2003?

From my email archive: I sent the following to a friend at another college who wanted some reading suggestions. Note that we have been there before (2003). Let us hope that "almost"-strike repeats itself!

From: Jonathan J. Bean

To:

Sent: 1/11/2003 3:08 PM

Subject: Re: Readings

Dear P,

Michael French has a history of the U.S. Economy since 1945. Also, check citations from the leading econ history textbooks. The one co-authored by Jonathan Hughes has a section on the rise of the tertiary [service] sector. Vedder and Galloway focus on this period in their labor books and articles.

I'm away from my office but will scan my shelves for further ideas.

Here at SIUC we have a faculty strike date set for Feb. 3 if there is no agreement by then. Not a good situation.

Best,

Jon

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-----Original Message-----

From: Jonathan J. Bean

Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 11:05 AM

To:

Subject: Paean to Strikebreakers?

Dear P, 

With a strike looming this coming Monday, I remembered the paean to strikebreakers you mentioned. . .

The campus newspaper is strongly anti-union and has raised good questions . . .

Cheers,

Jon