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Stockman, Farah.
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Manufacturing industries -- Indiana -- Indianapolis -- Employees -- Case studies.
Plant shutdowns -- Indiana -- Indianapolis -- Case studies.
Unemployed -- Indiana -- Indianapolis -- Case studies.
Indianapolis (Ind.) -- Economic conditions -- 21st century.
Indianapolis (Ind.) -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
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Stockman, Farah.
Manufacturing industries -- Indiana -- Indianapolis -- Employees -- Case studies.
Plant shutdowns -- Indiana -- Indianapolis -- Case studies.
Unemployed -- Indiana -- Indianapolis -- Case studies.
Indianapolis (Ind.) -- Economic conditions -- 21st century.
Indianapolis (Ind.) -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
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American
made
:
what
happens
to
people
when
work
disappears
/ Farah Stockman.
by
Stockman, Farah.
Random House, 2021.
Call #:
331.13773 S865a
Subjects
Manufacturing industries -- Indiana -- Indianapolis -- Employees -- Case studies.
Plant shutdowns -- Indiana -- Indianapolis -- Case studies.
Unemployed -- Indiana -- Indianapolis -- Case studies.
Indianapolis (Ind.) -- Economic conditions -- 21st century.
Indianapolis (Ind.) -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
ISBN:
9781984801159 (hc.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
viii, 418 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [367]-402) and index.
Summary:
"Shannon, Wally, and John built their lives around their place of
work
. Shannon, a white single mother, became the first woman to run the factory's dangerous furnaces at the Rexnord manufacturing plant in Indianapolis and was proud of producing one of the world's top brands of steel bearings. Wally, a black man known for his initiative and kindness, was promoted to become chairman of efficiency, one of the most coveted posts on the factory floor, and dreamed of starting his own barbecue business one day. John, a white machine operator, came from a multigenerational union family and clashed with a
work
environment that was increasingly hostile to organized labor. The Rexnord factory had served as one of the economic engines for the surrounding community.
When
the factory closed, hundreds of
people
lost their jobs.
What
had life been like for Shannon, Wally, and John, before the factory closed? And
what
became of them after the factory moved to Mexico and Texas? '
American
Made
' is a story about
people
and a community struggling to reinvent itself. It is also a story about race, class, and
American
values, and how jobs serve as a bedrock of
people
's lives and drive powerful social justice movements. This revealing book is also about this political moment,
when
joblessness and uncertainty about the future of
work
have
made
themselves heard at a national level. Most of all it is a story about
people
who we consider to be one of us, and how the dignity of
work
lies at the heart of who we are."--From publisher.
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