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by Laurie Graham (Author) "The American automobile industry has become the focus of a debate concerning current changes in industrial relations ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 169 pages
  • Publisher: Cornell University Press (15 Jun 1995)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0875463460
  • ISBN-13: 978-0875463469
  • Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 15.3 x 1.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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Examines American auto workers' performance and attitudes in Indiana's non-union Subaru-Isuzu plant, which employs Japanese management techniques.
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2.0 out of 5 stars No surprises here, 21 Aug 1999
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Going into a project with a pro-union (which, these days, is not necessarily the same thing as pro-worker) agenda, Laurie Graham proves once more that the term "labor journalist" is an oxymoron.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very enlightening book concerning Japanese transplants., 21 Aug 1999
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This book is a very good account of the process a person had to go through in order to gain employment at the Subaru-Isuzu and the working conditions that were present at the plant at the time the author worked there. There continue to be problems at the plant with them being cited by IOSHA (Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration) on August 20,1998 for not recording all safety and health violations present at the plant. The company did not document approximately 567 Manpower employees who had recordable injuries and/or illness during the years 1995 - 1997. The company also did not provide a copy of the OSHA Log 200 in its entirety for employees for the years 1995 - 1997. The reader from Lafayette needs to get the facts straight before making statements about the low OSHA statistics. The use of "temporary"workers to keep OSHA numbers down is only one way the company has manipulated, and continues to manipiulate, the system and the workers. Laurie Graham has been, and continues to be, open to imput from workers from Subaru-Isuzu and the conditions that exist there. She welcomes workers to contact her with both positive and negative information, seeking updates on the changing atmosphere and attitudes that exist as a plant grows and changes.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant first person account of Japanese transplant, 16 May 1996
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This book is a first person account of working in a Japanese transplant auto assembly facility. Author Laurie Graham worked "undercover" in the Subaru-Isuzu plant in Lafayette, Indiana when it opened up. She finds that the fabled "Japanese system" cannot live up to its promises to the worker in the absence of a labor union. The book is very well written: clear, substantial, and full of insights into work life and the techniques used to maintain control over the workers. I recommend it very highly. --Bruce Nissen bnissen@indiana.edu
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