Book chapter
INTRODUCTION: THE TRIMTAB FACTOR
Robust Unionism
15 May 2019
Abstract
Large oceangoing ships moving at full steam require great force to turn their rudders, so small, adjustable flaps, called trimtabs, are placed on the keels of the ships to help steady or redirect them. When trimtabs are attached, deck officers need to exert only a small amount of pressure to put considerable force on the main rudder. The trimtab factor, in short, demonstrates “how the precise application of a small amount of leverage can produce a powerful effect.”¹
In a comparable way, a small but growing number of local unions, international unions, and departments of the AFL-CIO now serve as
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Details
- Title
- INTRODUCTION
- Creators
- ARTHUR B. Shostak
- Publication Details
- Robust Unionism
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Sociology; Culture and Communication [Historical]
- Other Identifier
- 991020705332904721