03535cam a2200493 i 4500 22053338 BJBSDDR 20260204154012.0 ta 210525s2021 nyu b 001 0 eng 2021019522 9781984801159 (hardcover ; alk. paper) 1984801155 (hardcover ; alk. paper) 9781984801166 (ebook) DLC eng rda DLC DLC eng pcc n-us-in HD 5708.55 S865a 2021 331.13/787209772 Stockman, Farah Nisa, 1974- 42180 American made : what happens to people when work disappears / Farah Stockman. First edition. New York : Random House, 2021. viii, 418 pages ; 25 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-402) and index. "Shannon, Wally, and John built their lives around their place of work. Shannon, a white single mother, became the first woman to run the factory's dangerous furnaces at the Rexnord manufacturing plant in Indianapolis and was proud of producing one of the world's top brands of steel bearings. Wally, a black man known for his initiative and kindness, was promoted to become chairman of efficiency, one of the most coveted posts on the factory floor, and dreamed of starting his own barbecue business one day. John, a white machine operator, came from a multigenerational union family and clashed with a work environment that was increasingly hostile to organized labor. The Rexnord factory had served as one of the economic engines for the surrounding community. When the factory closed, hundreds of people lost their jobs. What had life been like for Shannon, Wally, and John, before the factory closed? And what became of them after the factory moved to Mexico and Texas? American Made is a story about people and a community struggling to reinvent itself. It is also a story about race, class, and American values, and how jobs serve as a bedrock of people's lives and drive powerful social justice movements. This revealing book is also about this political moment, when joblessness and uncertainty about the future of work have made themselves heard at a national level. Most of all it is a story about people: who we consider to be one of us, and how the dignity of work lies at the heart of who we are"-- Provided by publisher. Plant shutdowns Indiana Indianapolis Case studies. Working class Indiana Indianapolis Case studies. Clase trabajadora Indiana Indianápolis Estudios de caso 46927 Work Social aspects Indiana Indianapolis Case studies. Trabajo Aspectos sociales Estudios de caso 15233 Unemployed Indiana Indianapolis Case studies. Desempleados Estudios de caso 46928 Indianapolis (Ind.) Economic conditions 21st century. Indianapolis (Ind.) Social conditions 21st century. Online version: Stockman, Farah. American made First edition. New York : Random House, [2021] 9781984801166 (DLC) 2021019523 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 123543 123543 0 0 lcc 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2025-05-22 0 HD 5708.55 S865a 2021 00000192817 2025-05-22 00:00:00 1 2025-05-22 BK