One Day Stronger: How One Union Local Saved a Mill and Changed an Industry--and What It Means for American Manufacturing

In August 2017 the death knell sounded for yet another troubled American manufacturer: Appleton Coated a historic paper mill in Wisconsins Fox River Valley. The mill and its parts were set to be sold for scrap devastating a community. But then the unlikely happened. Dedicated union workers teamed with a lone local official to leverage an obscure legal strategy proposed by a community-minded attorney to stop the sale enable a profitable new business plan and save hundreds of jobs. In a world where corporate greed and financial engineering have crushed the dreams of countless Americans the inspiring story of Appleton Coated offers a road map for fighting back-and winning.