About Wallowa County

Belew, Ellie

Pika Press

Run Plant Fly

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Pika Pr

Literary Nonfiction. Women's Studies. The gripping story of a multi-racial group of women who put their bodies on the line to gain a foothold in the male and largely white electrical trades at Seattle's publicly owned utility in the 1970s. Female pioneers implemented affirmative action in the face of life-threatening sexism and racism. Some saw the trades as just a means to a better paycheck. But other participants sought to build alliances with men of color, white male union members, and office staff to change the culture of discrimination at City Light and in the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 77. This book recounts 25 years of workplace activism, draws the connections between Seattle's feminist, civil rights and labor movements, and shows the record of city politicians on affirmative action and job justice issues. Includes photos, index, timeline, and reference notes.

High Voltage Women: Breaking Barriers at Seattle City Light

Business & Money

Economics

Red-Letter Press

SUPERANNO This story of the professional firefighters of Washington State and their role in the labor union movement combines personal accounts, legislative and regional histories, and plentiful illustrations, and brings alive the successes and failures of a group that grew into one of the most powerful political entities in the state. Chronicles collective bargaining, pension reform, working conditions and job requirements, changing duties within the fire service (EMS and HAZMAT), WSCFF's locals and their fire departments, and biographies of key figures, blending the vibrancy of the profiled individuals with the larger history of union activism and the changing role of firefighters. Simultaneous.

Fully Involved: A History Of The Washington State Council Of Fire Fighters

History

Americas

Washington State Council of

This story of the professional firefighters of Washington State and their role in the labor union movement combines personal accounts, legislative and regional histories, and plentiful illustrations, and brings alive the successes and failures of a group that grew into one of the most powerful political entities in the state. Chronicles collective bargaining, pension reform, working conditions and job requirements, changing duties within the fire service (EMS and HAZMAT), WSCFF's locals and their fire departments, and biographies of key figures, blending the vibrancy of the profiled individuals with the larger history of union activism and the changing role of firefighters. Simultaneous.

Fully Involved: A History Of The Washington State Council Of Firefighters

BRINGING POWER TO THE PEOPLE tells the story of IBEW Local #77 and its members--be they linemen, dam operators, meter readers, customer service representatives, tree trimmers, power dispatchers, protection relay system operators, iron workers, substation wiremen, or even once, a graveyard digger. 
Throughout Local #77's history these workers have supported each other under different employers and across their trades to gain living wages, safer working conditions, while providing reliable electricity to our region.

Bringing Power to the People: The History of IBEW Local #77

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

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