Labour's Response to the Closure Experience a Case of the Allen Industries Inc. Plant Closure

Abstract

<p>This thesis examines labour's response to the closure experience. More specifically, it is a case study of the workers displaced by the Allen Industries Inc. plant closure. The study focuses on three main aspects of the shutdown including the collective actions of the Allen hourly employees, the effects of management actions on the workers' closure experience and the impact of the managers' actions on the displaced worker's post closure re-employment experiences. Overall, the study demonstrates the negative effect of managers' actions on the wage earner . However, it also shows that collective actions of the wage earners can induce management assistance and therefore reduce the negative impacts.</p>