A Strike like No Other Strike: Law and Resistance during the Pittston Coal Strik

A Strike like No Other Strike by Richard A. Brisbin, Jr., Richard A. Brisbin Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Supreme Court ultimately ruled in favor of the union, most of the strikers faced elimination of their jobs and an ongoing struggle for pensions and health benefits. Publisher Description The miners’ strike against Pittston Coal in 1989-1990, which spread throughout southwestern Virginia, southern West Virginia, and eastern Kentucky, was one of the most important strikes in the history of American labour, and, as Richard Brisbin observes, “one of the longest and largest incidents of civil disorder and civil disobedience in the United States in the second half of the 20th century”. The company aggressively sought to break the strike, and workers and their families used a variety of tactics – lawful and unlawful – to resist Pittston’s efforts as the situation quickly turned ugly. In this book, Richard Brisbin offers a study of the exercise of political power. In considering the legal significance of the strike, Brisbin asks the larger question of whether even extreme transgression or resistance can fracture the “imagined coherence of the law”. He shows how each party in the strike invoked the law to justify its actions while attacking those of the other side as unlawful.In the end, both sides lost; although the US Supreme Court ultimately ruled in favour of the union, most of the strikers faced elimination of their jobs and an ongoing struggle for pensions and health benefits. Author Biography Richard A. Brisbin, Jr., is an associate professor of political science at West Virginia University. He is the author of Justice Antonin Scalia and the Conservative Revival, also available from Johns Hopkins. Details ISBN 0801869013 ISBN-13 9780801869013 Title A Strike like No Other Strike Author Richard A. Brisbin, Jr., Richard A. Brisbin Format Hardcover Year 2002 Pages 368 Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press GE_Item_ID:137249866; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items – you’re bound to find what you want, at a price you’ll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request “Return Authorisation” before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer’s risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys