Rise and Decline of Local 6500 United Steel Workers of America, The
Resource type
Authors/contributors
- McKeigan, Bruce (Author)
- Leadbeater, David (Editor)
Title
Rise and Decline of Local 6500 United Steel Workers of America, The
Abstract
Chronicles the contested election of Dave Patterson as president of Local 6500, the 1978 Inco strike, and the intra-union turmoil that followed that resulted in a more conservative leadership.
Book Title
Mining Town Crisis: Globalization, Labour and Resistance in Sudbury
Place
Halifax
Publisher
Fernwood
Date
2008
Pages
244-259
Language
English
ISBN
978-1-55266-273-1
Notes
Abstract by Desmond Maley.
Citation
McKeigan, B. (2008). Rise and Decline of Local 6500 United Steel Workers of America, The. In D. Leadbeater (Ed.), Mining Town Crisis: Globalization, Labour and Resistance in Sudbury (pp. 244–259). Fernwood. https://archive.org/details/miningtowncrisis0000unse
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