Civil Rights Unionism
Civil Rights Unionism

Author: Robert R. Korstad

Publisher: UNC Press Books

Published: 2003-11-20

Total Pages: 571

ISBN-13: 0807862525

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Drawing on scores of interviews with black and white tobacco workers in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Robert Korstad brings to life the forgotten heroes of Local 22 of the Food, Tobacco, Agricultural and Allied Workers of America-CIO. These workers confronted a system of racial capitalism that consigned African Americans to the basest jobs in the industry, perpetuated low wages for all southerners, and shored up white supremacy. Galvanized by the emergence of the CIO, African Americans took the lead in a campaign that saw a strong labor movement and the reenfranchisement of the southern poor as keys to reforming the South--and a reformed South as central to the survival and expansion of the New Deal. In the window of opportunity opened by World War II, they blurred the boundaries between home and work as they linked civil rights and labor rights in a bid for justice at work and in the public sphere. But civil rights unionism foundered in the maelstrom of the Cold War. Its defeat undermined later efforts by civil rights activists to raise issues of economic equality to the moral high ground occupied by the fight against legalized segregation and, Korstad contends, constrains the prospects for justice and democracy today.

Challenge & Change
Challenge & Change

Author: Stuart Bruce Kaufman

Publisher: Kensington, Md. : Bakery, Confectionery, and Tobacco Workers International Union

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13:

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The Tobacco Worker, Volumes 16-17
The Tobacco Worker, Volumes 16-17

Author: Tobacco Workers International Union

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781022666160

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This magazine was published by the National Tobacco Workers' Union of America and contains articles and essays on a wide range of topics related to the tobacco industry. It covers issues such as labor rights, health and safety, and the effects of tobacco on the environment. This volume will be of interest to anyone who wants to learn more about the history and politics of the tobacco industry. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Labor and Power in the Late Ottoman Empire
Labor and Power in the Late Ottoman Empire

Author: Can Nacar

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2019-11-16

Total Pages: 211

ISBN-13: 3030315592

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By the early twentieth century, consumers around the world had developed a taste for Ottoman-grown tobacco. Employing tens of thousands of workers, the Ottoman tobacco industry flourished in the decades between the 1870s to the First Balkan War—and it became the locus of many of the most active labor struggles across the empire. Can Nacar delves into the lives of these workers and their fight for better working conditions. Full of insight into the changing relations of power between capital and labor in the Ottoman Empire and the role played by state actors in these relations, this book also draws on a rich array of primary sources to foreground the voices of tobacco workers themselves.

Tobacco Capitalism
Tobacco Capitalism

Author: Peter Benson

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 341

ISBN-13: 0691149208

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Tells the story of the people who live and work on US tobacco farms at a time when the global tobacco industry is undergoing profound changes. This book explores the cultural and ethical ambiguities of tobacco farming and offers concrete recommendations for the tobacco-control movement in the United States and worldwide.

The Tobacco Worker
The Tobacco Worker

Author: Tobacco Workers International Union

Publisher: Palala Press

Published: 2018-02-16

Total Pages: 438

ISBN-13: 9781377645810

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Tobacco Worker
The Tobacco Worker

Author: Tobacco Workers International Union

Publisher: Wentworth Press

Published: 2019-03-27

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13: 9781011650125

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.