Retirement on the Line : Age, Work, and Value in an American Factory.
Lynch, Caitrin.
Retirement on the Line : Age, Work, and Value in an American Factory. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (241 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Cast of Characters -- Introduction: Making Needles, Making Lives -- Part I: Up the Stairs -- Pigeonholed by Jim Downey -- 1. Making Money for Fred: Productivity, People, and Purpose -- 2. Antique Machinery and Antique People: The Vita Needle Family -- 3. No Chains on the Seats: Freedom and Flexibility -- Part II: In the Press -- 4. Riding the Gray Wave: Global Interest in Vita Needle -- 5. Rosa, a National Treasure: Agency in the Face of Media Stardom -- Conclusion: Vita's Larger Lessons -- Postscript -- Notes -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
In Retirement on the Line, Caitrin Lynch explores what Vita Needle's commitment to an elderly workforce means for the employer, the workers, the community, and society more generally.
9780801464096
Vita Needle Company -- Employees.
Manufacturing industries -- Massachusetts -- Needham -- Employees.
Older people -- Employment -- Massachusetts -- Needham.
Retirement -- Massachusetts -- Needham.
Electronic books.
HD6281
331.3/9887283209744
Retirement on the Line : Age, Work, and Value in an American Factory. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (241 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Cast of Characters -- Introduction: Making Needles, Making Lives -- Part I: Up the Stairs -- Pigeonholed by Jim Downey -- 1. Making Money for Fred: Productivity, People, and Purpose -- 2. Antique Machinery and Antique People: The Vita Needle Family -- 3. No Chains on the Seats: Freedom and Flexibility -- Part II: In the Press -- 4. Riding the Gray Wave: Global Interest in Vita Needle -- 5. Rosa, a National Treasure: Agency in the Face of Media Stardom -- Conclusion: Vita's Larger Lessons -- Postscript -- Notes -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
In Retirement on the Line, Caitrin Lynch explores what Vita Needle's commitment to an elderly workforce means for the employer, the workers, the community, and society more generally.
9780801464096
Vita Needle Company -- Employees.
Manufacturing industries -- Massachusetts -- Needham -- Employees.
Older people -- Employment -- Massachusetts -- Needham.
Retirement -- Massachusetts -- Needham.
Electronic books.
HD6281
331.3/9887283209744