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Anna Mae Weems - Speaking of Work Exhibit Banner 3

Des Moines Steelworker John R. Campbell, Jr., describes workers' continuing search for control and dignity in the midst of a transition from aggressive shop-floor activism to new workplace rules and technology during the 1980s and 1990s. In this clip, excerpted from his interview of Sept. 9, 2014, he focuses on the lingering importance of skill in empowering workers even in a highly mechanized workplace.

Steelworker John R. Campbell, Jr., on the Struggle for Control in Des Moines Tire Plants

Stories drawn from the everyday and extraordinary struggles of Midwestern workers, past and present.

Steelworker John R. Campbell, Jr., on the Struggle for Control in Des Moines Tire Plants

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