Banded together : economic democratization in the Brass Valley /

Banded together : economic democratization in the Brass Valley /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brecher, Jeremy
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2011]
Series:Working class in American history.
Subjects:
Brass Workers History Project.
Deindustrialization > Connecticut > Naugatuck River Valley > History.
Social action > Connecticut > Naugatuck River Valley.
Naugatuck River Valley (Conn.) > Economic conditions.
Naugatuck River Valley (Conn.) > Social conditions.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Roots of powerlessness in the Brass Valley
  • Banded together
  • Buyout
  • Organizing
  • Century brass
  • The life and death of Seymour Specialty Wire
  • Founding ValleyCare Cooperative
  • Taking care of business
  • The demise of ValleyCare
  • Brookside Housing Cooperative
  • Economic democratization from below
  • Afterstories.