{"product_id":"fighting-union-busters-in-a-carolina-carpet-mill-an-organizers-memoir-9781476683041","title":"Fighting Union Busters in a Carolina Carpet Mill: An Organizer's Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Phil Cohen\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Labor \u0026amp; Industrial Relations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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-busting epidemic, thrusting readers into the tumultuous environment of a union hall in crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46453940289687,"sku":"9781476683041","price":1942.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781476683041.webp?v=1769146703","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/fighting-union-busters-in-a-carolina-carpet-mill-an-organizers-memoir-9781476683041","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}