Can Workers Have A Voice?

Can Workers Have A Voice? Volume 1 examines the economic shifts that transformed Pittsburgh from a blue-collar steel town into a high-tech corporate center. During the 1970s and 1980s, the United States faced intense international competition, leading to massive plant shutdowns and the loss of nearly 100,000 industrial jobs. Dale A. Hathaway analyzes how the steel industry and trade underwent cataclysmic changes during this period of instability.

This historical study focuses on the struggle between industrial workers and powerful corporate entities like U.S. Steel and Westinghouse. By investigating groups such as the Mon Valley Unemployed Committee, the book explores why workers often failed to resist the tide of unemployment and economic collapse. Can Workers Have A Voice? Volume 1 provides a critical look at the balance of power and the necessity for democratic decision-making in the modern global economy.