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One Day Stronger: How One Union Local Saved a Mill and Changed an Industry--and What It Means for American Manufacturing

Thomas M. Nelson

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In August, 2017, the death knell sounded for yet another troubled American manufacturer: Appleton Coated, a historic paper mill in Wisconsin's Fox River Valley. The mill and its parts were set to be sold for scrap, devastating a community.

But then the unlikely happened. Dedicated union workers teamed with a lone local official to leverage an obscure legal strategy proposed by a community-minded attorney to stop the sale, enable a profitable new business plan, and save hundreds of jobs.

In a world where corporate greed and financial engineering have crushed the dreams of countless Americans, the inspiring story of Appleton Coated offers a road map for fighting back-and winning.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Rivertowns Books
  • Publish Date: Mar 9th, 2021
  • Pages: 306
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.00in - 6.00in - 0.81in - 1.33lb
  • EAN: 9781953943002
  • Categories: • Labor - General• Labor & Industrial Relations• Social Classes & Economic Disparity

About the Author

Nelson, Thomas M.: - Thomas M. Nelson has been County Executive of Outagamie County, Wisconsin since 2011. He served three terms in the state assembly, including one as majority leader, one of the youngest in state history. He developed his passion for public service from his parents, who founded a Lutheran mission church in Combined Locks, in the shadow of Appleton Coated. Nelson holds degrees from Carleton College (BA) and the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (MPA). He lives in Appleton, Wisconsin, with his wife, Maria, and their two children, Mary and George, and Lucy, a Yorkshire Terrier.

Praise for this book

"An inspiring saga of grassroots political cooperation."-Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"A captivating and comprehensive account."-BookLife Reviews

"One Day Stronger is a deeply reported business narrative about a paper mill in Nelson's area, saved from closure through its union's clever use of an obscure receivership statute. This is a riveting book about the state of corporate America today and one way out of the mess."-David Dayen, The American Prospect

"One Day Stronger is exactly the story American needs right now. It is not just an account of saving a plant, but of respecting the dignity of work, the value of tradition, and the possibility of change. May Appleton Coated be a model for the future of American manufacturing!"-Anne Marie Slaughter, CEO, New America

"Tom Nelson is a compelling storyteller. He's a change-maker in an era when we need them. And someday soon he'll be a terrific U.S. senator."-Larry Tye, New York Times bestselling author of Demagogue: The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy

"One Day Stronger does a great job of explaining the collective worker power that comes through a union, including the power to save a company."-Congressman Mark Pocan (D-Wisconsin), co-chair Congressional Progressive Caucus

"An important story, a portrait for a new kind of leadership, a blueprint for a return to we-are-all-in-this-together."-Jon Geenen, formerly international vice-president, United Steelworkers