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Stickin’ to the Union tells the story of the nine-month battle that the workers at Versatile Industries fought with their employer, the eccentric millionaire John Buhler, in the winter of 2001. Buhler, who had just bought the Versatile tractor plant with a $32-million government loan, provoked a strike by demanding a gutting of benefits and seniority provisions in the union contract. The union surprised all by charging Buhler with bargaining in bad faith and won a $6-million dollar labour-board victory.
Doug Smith’s engaging prose highlights both the power of capital and the role solidarity can play in opposing that power.
— Paul Moist, President, Canadian Union of Public Employees
: Introduction: “You’re not getting a dime”
: Versatile Tractors
: Who Builds Tractors?
: Building a Local: 1985-2000
: The Merger and Its Fallout: 1999-2000
: Negotiations: Summer to Fall 2000
: The Strike Begins: November to December 2000
: The Threat of Plant Closure: January to February 2001
: Cowboy Capitalists and Labour-Friendly Governments: A Long March
: From Lockout to Severance: April to August 2001
: Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea