{"product_id":"skilled-hands-strong-spirits-a-century-of-building-trades-history-paperback","title":"Skilled Hands, Strong Spirits: A Century of Building Trades History - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGrace Palladino\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSkilled Hands, Strong Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e follows the history of the Building and Construction Trades Department from the emergence of building trades councils in the age of the skyscraper; through treacherous fights over jurisdiction as new building materials and methods of work evolved; and through numerous Department campaigns to improve safety standards, work with contractors to promote unionized construction, and forge a sense of industrial unity among its fifteen (and at times nineteen) autonomous and highly diverse affiliates. Arranged chronologically, \u003ci\u003eSkilled Hands, Strong Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e is based on archival research in Department, AFL-CIO, and U.S. government records as well as numerous union journals, the local and national press, and interviews with former Department officers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGrace Palladino makes the history of the building trades come alive. By investigating the sources of conflict and unity within the Building and Construction Trades Department over time, and demonstrating how building trades unions dealt with problems and opportunities in the past, she provides a historical context for the current generation of workers and leaders as they devise new strategies to suit their current situation.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrace Palladino is the Codirector of The Samuel Gompers Papers at the University of Maryland, College Park. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eTeenagers: An American History\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eDreams of Dignity, Workers of Vision: A History of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers\u003c\/i\u003e; and\u003ci\u003e Another Civil War: Labor, Capital, and the State in the Anthracite Regions of Pennsylvania\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 8.87 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 22, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52304425713938,"sku":"9780801474149","price":66.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/2211\/5346\/files\/cy9KT1VXSzJiOGorS3kxNVJKaDJyQT09.webp?v=1779954966","url":"https:\/\/ckbookstore.net\/products\/skilled-hands-strong-spirits-a-century-of-building-trades-history-paperback","provider":"CK BOOKSTORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}