Summary

Chapter 14 is titled “What Does a Union Mad Do?” Mike Vaughn's family had long been investors and supporters of the unions. Mike dreaded telling his father that he had decided to go for a degree in HR with an eye toward a management job. He feared his father would see that as moving to the “dark” side, but his dad applauded him for taking the opportunity.

Chapter 15 is titled “Blackhawk.” Goldstein wrote that training people for new careers was a popular idea that crossed party lines, though “evidence is thin that job training in the United States is an effective way to lead laid-off workers into solid employment” (Location 1121). But with no other plan, grant money poured in to Bob at the Job Center. Much of that money had to be spent on education. By that time, Barb and Kristi had...