Retirement on the Line Age, Work, and Value in an American Factory

Name: Retirement on the Line Age, Work, and Value in an American Factory
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ISBN: 9780801477782

ISBN-10: 0801477786

ISBN-13: 9780801477782

Edition: 2012

Authors: Caitrin Lynch

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In an era when people live longer and want (or need) to work past the traditional retirement age, the Vita Needle Company of Needham, Massachusetts provides inspiration and important lessons about the value of older workers. Vita Needle is a family-owned factory that was founded in 1932 and makes needles, stainless steel tubing and pipes, and custom fabricated parts. As part of its unusual business model, the company seeks out older workers; the median age of the employees is seventy-four.In Retirement on the Line, Caitrin Lynch explores what this unusual company's commitment to an elderly workforce means for the employer, the workers, the community, and society more generally. Benefiting…

Book details

List price: $21.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Publication date: 4/17/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.704
Language: English



Cast of Characters


Introduction: Making Needles, Making Lives



Up the Stairs


Pigeonholed




Making Money for Fred: Productivity, People, and Purpose



Antique Machinery and Antique People: The Vita Needle Family



No Chains on the Seats: Freedom and Flexibility



In the Press



Riding the Gray Wave: Global Interest in Vita Needle



Rosa, a National Treasure: Agency in the Face of Media Stardom


Conclusion: Vita's Larger Lessons


Postscript


Notes


References


Acknowledgments


Index