William D. Green

Strike!

Twenty Days in 1970 When Minneapolis Teachers Broke the Law

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Produktbeschreibung

The complex and dramatic history of an illegal teachersâEUR(TM) strike that forever altered labor relations and Minnesota politics   When viewed from our turbulent times, the Minneapolis of fifty years ago might seem serene, but Minneapolis schoolteachers of the day remember it quite differently. It was, author William D. Green said of their recollections, as if theyâEUR(TM)d been through war. This book recreates twenty days in April 1970 when a then-illegal strike by MinneapolisâEUR(TM)s public school teachers marked a singular moment of cultural upheavalâEUR"and forever changed the cityâEUR(TM)s politics, labor law, educational climate, and the right to collective bargaining. Since the inception of public education in Minnesota, teachers were expected to pursue their vocation out of civic spirit, with low wages, no benefits, and no job security. Strike! describes the history and circumstances leading to the teachersâEUR(TM) extraordinary action, which pitted the progressive and conservative teachersâEUR(TM) unions against each otherâEUR"and both against the all-powerful school district, a hostile governor and state legislature, and a draconian Minnesota law. Capturing the intense emotions and heated rivalries of the strike, Green profiles the many actors involved, the personal and professional stakes, and the issues of politics, law, and the business of education. Informed by interviews, firsthand accounts, news reports, and written records, Strike! brings to life a pivotal moment not just for MinneapolisâEUR(TM)s teachers but for the city itself, whose government, school system, and culture would, in a complex but inexorable way, change course for good.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Minnesota Press
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Juni 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 25mm
• ISBN-13: 9781517912956
• ISBN-10: 1517912954
• Artikelnr.: 62924056

Autorenporträt

William D. Green is the M. Anita Gaye Hawthorne Professor of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies and professor of history at Augsburg University. He is author of The Children of Lincoln: White Paternalism and the Limits of Black Opportunity in Minnesota, 1860–1876 and Degrees of Freedom: The Origins of Civil Rights in Minnesota, 1865–1912 (both winners of the Hognander Minnesota History Award) and Nellie Francis: Fighting for Racial Justice and Women’s Equality in Minnesota, all published by Minnesota. He is vice president of the Minnesota Historical Society.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: In the Glare of the President’s Eyes
1. The Gathering of the 1025 Club at 50th and Nicollet
2. Alone on a Very Dangerous Path: The Legacy
3. A Plan of Action
4. “Three Weeks in the Bitter Cold”
5. A Question for Being
6. The Split Within
7. Political Capital
8. No Torch, No Gun: A Delicate State
9. Waiting for the Shadows to Disappear
10. No Alternatives
11. “It’s a stinking law!”
Epilogue: A New Day
Notes
Index