Author: Walter Galenson

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 466

ISBN-13: 9780674921962

Historical account of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters (trade union) in the USA, 1881 to 1981 - covers trade unionization, trade union structure and collective bargaining, demarcation disputes and other labour disputes, political ideology and management attitudes; notes successes in wage increases, reduced hours of work and the abolition of racial segregation.