| Description |
x, 291 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
The American history series
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American history series (Arlington Heights, Ill.)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-277) and index. |
| Summary |
This book examines the various economic, social, and political developments that shaped labor history in the United States from World War I until the present day. It presents an overview of labor history that also considers women workers, ethnic America, and post-World War II workers, while incorporating the most recent scholarship in labor history. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Back to the future -- 1. "Everyone was ready for unionism": the precursors, promises, and pitfalls of industrial unions in the 1930s : Political prelude: industrial democracy betrayed, from Wilson to Hoover ; Corporate prelude: the unintended consequences of 1920s corporate policies ; Working-class prelude: activism ; A New Deal for workers: a failed and flawed start ; Fighting for unionism in the 1930s without meaningful Federal protection ; The Wagner Act and industrial unionism ; Corporate resistance and workers' unity ; Extending the New Deal for workers ; Assessing workers' New Deal and industrial unionism -- 2. Big wars, big labor, big costs : Wartime mobilization, 1939-1941 ; Government intervention: war industries and labor policies, 1941-1945 ; Wartime demographic developments ; Crisis in industrial relations, 1945-1946 ; Postwar politics and Taft-Hartley, 1946-1948 ; Political (mis)calculations: Operation Dixie, CIO purges, and international alliances, 1946-1950s ; Big labor, big costs, 1955-1960s -- 3. Civil rights versus labor rights, 1960s-1970s : Expanding public and service sectors ; Public sector workers and union rights ; New laws and workplace challenges ; Women and workplace rights ; The push and pull of changing times: new unionists, rank-and-file movements, AFL-CIO leaders, and Nixon ; Unionists divided and under siege -- 4. Working more for less and other troubles for workers in the late twentieth century : Profit making in a global world ; The human price of modern capitalism ; The political shaping of the economy ; The AFL-CIO leadership's resistance to change ; Innovation and possibilities ; Change from the bottom-up -- Epilogue: The illusive American dream: a personal journey. |
| Subject |
Labor unions -- United States -- History.
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Labor unions. |
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United States. |
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History. |
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Working class -- United States -- History.
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Working class. |
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Labor movement -- United States -- History.
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Labor movement. |
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Labor -- United States -- History.
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Labor. |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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| ISBN |
9781118541401 (cloth) (alkaline paper) |
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1118541405 (cloth) (alkaline paper) |
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9781118541494 (paperback) (alkaline paper) |
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1118541499 (paperback) (alkaline paper) |
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9781118541470 (cs) |
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9781118541418 (epdf) |
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9781118541579 (epub) |
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9781118541630 (mb) |
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9781118541487 (vb) |
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