Permanent-Replacement

Detroit Newspaper Strike Ends in Permanent Replacement, Transforms Media Industry Labor Relations

1995-07-13 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

Six unions representing 2,500 workers at the Detroit Free Press and Detroit News begin a strike on July 13, 1995, after the newspapers’ corporate owners—Gannett and Knight Ridder—demand sweeping concessions including elimination of union jurisdiction over hiring. The papers continue publishing …

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Caterpillar Defeats UAW Strike Using Permanent Replacement Threat, Pattern Bargaining Collapses

1992-04-06 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

The United Automobile Workers ends its five-month strike against Caterpillar on April 14, 1992, after the company announces it will begin permanently replacing the 12,600 striking workers. The UAW—the union that pioneered industrial unionism with the Flint sit-down strike—capitulates without a …

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Hormel Strike Broken Through Permanent Replacement, Ending Pattern Bargaining in Meatpacking

1985-08-17 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

United Food and Commercial Workers Local P-9 workers at Hormel’s flagship Austin, Minnesota plant strike against wage cuts from $10.69 to $8.25 per hour, seeking to maintain the meatpacking industry’s traditional “pattern bargaining” where major companies matched union wage …

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Greyhound Strike Ends in Permanent Replacement Victory, PATCO Pattern Spreads to Private Sector

1983-11-02 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

The Amalgamated Transit Union ends its 47-day strike against Greyhound Lines on November 2, 1983, after the company successfully operates with permanent replacement workers, demonstrating that Reagan’s PATCO strategy translates to the private sector. Greyhound CEO Fred Currey demanded 9.5 …

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Phelps Dodge Breaks Copper Strike Using Permanent Replacement Workers, Destroying Union

1983-06-30 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

Over 2,000 copper miners strike against Phelps Dodge Corporation at its Morenci, Ajo, Douglas, and Bisbee operations in Arizona and El Paso refinery in Texas, seeking to maintain wages and benefits amid the company’s demand for concessions. Following Reagan’s PATCO precedent, Phelps …

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