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Albrecht, Sandra L., 1947- author.

Title The assault on labor : the 1986 TWA strike and the decline on workers' rights in America / Sandra L. Albrecht.

Publication Info.	Lanham : Lexington Books, [2017]
	2017

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe ProQuest E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	1 online resource (247 pages)
	text rdacontent
	computer rdamedia
	online resource rdacarrier
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Introduction -- Setting the stage : pre-strike events -- Lost chances : unintended consequences of improved conditions -- Things worsen : Carl Icahn enters the picture -- Labor deals with Icahn : white knight or predator? -- Off the line : Strike! -- Strike solidarity and labor discord -- Permanently replaced and the long struggle back -- Legal challenges and the development of labor law -- Conclusions.
Note	Description based on print version record.
Subject	Los Angeles International Airport.
	Trans World Airlines.
	Strikes and lockouts -- Airlines -- California -- Los Angeles.
	Labor movement -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Other Form:	Print version: Albrecht, Sandra L. Assault on labor : the 1986 TWA strike and the decline on workers' rights in America. Lanham : Lexington Books, [2017] 9781498537704 (DLC)19382152
ISBN	9781498537704 (cloth : alk. paper)
	9781498537711 (e-book)