Punching out : one year in a closing auto plant / Paul Clemens.

An investigation into the 2006 closing of a once-proud Detroit auto plant assesses the larger implications of American de-industrialization and the resulting hardships facing the working class.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Clemens, Paul, 1973-
Language:English
Published: New York : Doubleday, [2011], ©2011.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Automobile industry and trade > Michigan > Detroit.
Automobile industry workers > Michigan > Detroit.
Plant shutdowns > Michigan > Detroit.
Physical Description:271 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • "Taint never gonna come back, McGee"
  • Settle labor issues
  • The just closed the door
  • Assets formerly of Budd Company Detroit
  • Surplus industry service providers
  • Picking the carcass
  • You from Detroit?