Confessions of a Union Buster
Author: Terry C. Toczynski, Marty Levitt
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ISBN: 0517583305
Publisher: Crown (24 August, 1993)
Sales Rank: 72,504
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 out of 5
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Rating: 5 out of 5
He brought the phantom into clearer view. Thank you!
We have been going through a very nasty union compain at Pikeville Methodist Hospital, Pikeville, Ky. I felt as though I was fighting a ghost or something. Now I know just who we are fighting and what they will do to stop us from getting a fair contract. This book brought tears to my eyes. Everything in this book is happening right now here in Pikeville. Employees are turning against each other, security guards are all around, we are now behind fences, and some are just plain beaten down. At least now, with this book, I know we are not the only people to go through this. I would love for Mr. Levitt to come here and speak. I know he could help. I have been trying to get everyone to read this book.I am ever so glad I did. I only wish I had read it sooner. We have been in negotiations for over a year and now they have gotten a decert vote pending for the RN's. Keep us all in your prayers. This book was the best source of information I have ever found. Again, Thank you Mr. Levitt for getting out of that nasty business. At least there is 1 less to deal with.
Rating: 4 out of 5
too little, too late
levitt tells his story like a barstool confession. admittedly, he is a recovering alcoholic who wrote this apologia as one of his "steps," but that fact is not enough to save his soul. to anyone who has been involved with a union organizing campaign, this book will prove the adage, "if you're not paranoid, you're just not paying enough attention." the dirty tricks of the trade may be childish pranks, weaselly cajoling, or cold-hearted thuggery. they are also (usually) just within the letter of the law, which should disabuse any casual observer of the wild delusion that the law protects workers' rights. i strongly recommend this book to anyone about to start a union organizing campaign. half the battle is knowing what to expect from the enemy. the same tactics are frequently used today. and when the workers see them for the cruel and shallow schemes they are, they can, and often do, backfire on management and their hired guns. but for all its cloak-and-dagger insight, i couldn't help but feel that levitt was letting himself off the hook far too easily. what he and his colleagues did and continue to do to hard-working, decent people who only want a fair shake in their working lives and an end to their exploitation is an abomination. telling us how we might defuse the bomb does not, i think, absolve him for planting it.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Extremely Interesting
This book is a fascinating account of not only union busting but a man's descent into greed. I couldn't put it down. Similar Products
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