Eastern's Armageddon

Labor Conflict and the Destruction of Eastern Airlines

Martha D. Saunders

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English

Praeger Publishers Inc
30 September 1992

Aerospace & air transport industries; Industrial arbitration & negotiation

Series: Contributions in Labor Studies

This book examines the escalation of an organizational conflict to one of the most talked about industrial crises of the past decade: the demise of Eastern Airlines. Through an analysis of the messages exchanged by some of its key participants--the representatives of the pilots and management of Eastern--this study attempts to explain how and why some 4,000 men and women walked away from high-paying glamour jobs and toppled an institution. The book is not an evaluation of the economic climate or financial events that put Eastern into a critical bind; instead, it is an analysis of the human cost of an organizational tragedy that might possibly have been avoided.

The results of the study support communication theory that predicts that when an agitative group bearing the characteristics of the pilots of Eastern Airlines conflicts with an establishment such as Eastern's management under Frank Lorenzo, the establishment can always successfully avoid or suppress agitative movements. This work will be of interest to scholars and practitioners in industrial relations, labor-management studies, corporate communication, and American industrial history.

By: Martha D. Saunders
Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: No. 42
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 369g
ISBN: 9780313284540
ISBN 10: 0313284547
Series: Contributions in Labor Studies
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 30 September 1992
Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Martha Saunders is assistant professor in the Communication Arts Department of the University of West Florida in Pensacola. She holds a PhD in communication theory and research from Florida State University.

Reviews for Eastern's Armageddon: Labor Conflict and the Destruction of Eastern Airlines

"""This book will be of interest to specialists who bear the burden of providing their organizations with effective communications during times of industrial disputes, to social scientists who are interested in the study of communications and to students of human behavior in times of change and crisis."" - Labor Studies Journal"