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The Last Great Strike: Little Steel, the Cio, and the Struggle for Labor Rights in New Deal America

The Last Great Strike: Little Steel, the Cio, and the Struggle for Labor Rights in New Deal America - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Ahmed WhitePublish date:2016-01-04Pages:416
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of California PressISBN-13:9780520285613ISBN-10:520285611UPC:9780520285613Book Category:History, Political Science, Business & EconomicsBook Subcategory:United States, Labor & Industrial Relations, IndustriesBook Topic:20th Century, ManufacturingSize:8.90 x 5.90 x 1.00 inchesWeight:1.2522Product ID:SCJXEW0WV1
In May 1937, seventy thousand workers walked off their jobs at four large steel companies known collectively as "Little Steel." The strikers sought to make the companies retreat from decades of antiunion repression, abide by the newly enacted federal labor law, and recognize their union. For two months a grinding struggle unfolded, punctuated by bloody clashes in which police, company agents, and National Guardsmen ruthlessly beat and shot unionists. At least sixteen died and hundreds more were injured before the strike ended in failure. The violence and brutality of the Little Steel Strike became legendary. In many ways it was the last great strike in modern America.

Traditionally the Little Steel Strike has been understood as a modest setback for steel workers, one that actually confirmed the potency of New Deal reforms and did little to impede the progress of the labor movement. However, The Last Great Strike tells a different story about the conflict and its significance for unions and labor rights. More than any other strike, it laid bare the contradictions of the industrial labor movement, the resilience of corporate power, and the limits of New Deal liberalism at a crucial time in American history.
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of California PressISBN-13:9780520285613ISBN-10:520285611UPC:9780520285613Book Category:History, Political Science, Business & EconomicsBook Subcategory:United States, Labor & Industrial Relations, IndustriesBook Topic:20th Century, ManufacturingSize:8.90 x 5.90 x 1.00 inchesWeight:1.2522Product ID:SCJXEW0WV1
Ahmed White is a Professor of Law at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Publisher: University of California Press

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