Under the Workers' Caps: From Blue Ridge to Champion Paper
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (644 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1572333650 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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Great memories We used to work there and it brought back great memories of the times and people.
Under the Workers? Caps: From Champion Mill to Blue Ridge Paper tells the story of one particular group of workers in the mountains of southern Appalachia.In 1997, Champion International Paper, an industrial presence in North Carolina?sHaywood County since 1908, put its paper mills in Canton and Waynesville up for sale. Long perceivedas a beneficent employer, the company had a mainly positive relationship with itsworkers, who in turn considered themselves proud to be employees of Champion. Loveland not only gives an in-depth overview of the fight to save the milljobs, he also offers the reader a thorough understanding of the depth of Champion?sinvolvement in the economy and community life of western North Carolina. Six men, however, refused to take their fate lying down.They did the unthinkable to save their jobs: they bought the company.Under the Workers? Caps chronicles ho
About the AuthorGeorge W. Loveland is associate professor and head of Library Public Services at Ferrum College. He has contributed articles to the Journal of Research in Rural Education, Journal of Appalachian Studies, and Virginia Libraries.
He has contributed articles to the Journal of Research in Rural Education, Journal of Appalachian Studies, and Virginia Libraries.. George W. Loveland is associate professor and head of Library Public Services at Ferrum College