Arthur B. Shostak Collection 1974-1992

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Arthur B. Shostak Collection 1974-1992

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Correspondence, personal notes, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, union and government publications, interviews, reports and research papers of Arthur B. Shostak, Professor of Sociology at Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pa. The bulk of the collection, which focuses on the PATCO strike of 1981 and was used as research material for his book, is comprised of hand-written notes as well as personal correspondence in the form of notes and letters; publications from four labor unions; several governmental entities as well as interviews of former controllers; and reports and research papers relating to air traffic control issues. Shostak, born May 11, 1937, in Brooklyn, New York, earned his Ph.D. in Industrial Sociology at Princeton in 1961. He has written and edited several books and contributed numerous articles on working-class issues, as well as serving as consultant to several labor unions. His book, (New York: Human Services Press, 1986), is recognized as a major work in the area of labor relations. The Air Controllers' Controversy-Lessons from the Patco Strike

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Shostak, Arthur B.

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Arthur B. Shostak was born May 11, 1937 in Brooklyn, New York. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University in 1958 and a Ph.D. in Industrial Sociology at Princeton University in 1961. Dr. Shostak is a Professor of Sociology at Drexel University where he teaches courses in industrial sociology, management and technology, futuristic and social implications of twentieth century technology. He also teaches as an adjunct sociologist at t...