Solidarity and Betrayal in the North Woods: A Review of Strike! By Julius Getman

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A strike brings out the best and the worst in people-often the same people at the same time.A strike inspires individual sacrifice for the common good, and it often sparks transcendent moments of shared joy and community.Feelings of solidarity are the lifeblood of a union, and they are never so gloriously expressed as in the act of collectively walking off the job that brought the group together in the first place.People who had never before spoken in public or stood up for anything larger than their own day-to-day lives rise to the occasion, finding undiscovered talents and showing unexpected courage on behalf of their fellow workers.People who had never met the strikers-whose only connection is through the common work they do-will get on a bus and travel for hours to show their support.Non-singers may be inspired to sing together; non-siblings call each other "brother" and "sister" and mean it.At the same time, a strike can provoke conflict, betrayal, hatred, and even violence among

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