The Butcher Workmen
The Butcher Workmen

Author: David Brody

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 1964

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13: 9780674089259

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The advance of trade unionism in the early 20th century to a dominant place in the American economy brought a major change in the life of the nation. This is the first book to deal with the process of unionization. Brody presents a detailed study of one industry--meat packing and retailing--with implications that apply to unionization in general.

Making a New Deal
Making a New Deal

Author: Lizabeth Cohen

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014-11-06

Total Pages: 569

ISBN-13: 1316124088

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This book examines how it was possible and what it meant for ordinary factory workers to become effective unionists and national political participants by the mid-1930s. We follow Chicago workers as they make choices about whether to attend ethnic benefit society meetings or to go to the movies, whether to shop in local neighborhood stores or patronize the new A & P. As they made daily decisions like these, they declared their loyalty in ways that would ultimately have political significance. When the depression worsened in the 1930s, workers adopted new ideological perspectives and overcame longstanding divisions among themselves to mount new kinds of collective action. Chicago workers' experiences all converged to make them into New Deal Democrats and CIO unionists. First printed in 1990, Making a New Deal has become an established classic in American history. The second edition includes a new preface by Lizabeth Cohen.

American Corporate Economy
American Corporate Economy

Author: William Lazonick

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 9780415186100

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The readings collected in these four volumes examine the evolution, operation, and performance of the American corporate enterprise, and the American corporate economy more generally. Divided into seven sections, many of the readings provide broad overviews of the evolution of the US corporate enterprise, while others contribute to debates on its role in the evolution of American economy and society. The material is arranged thematically to help the reader navigate the field. There is also a new introduction and a thorough index, making this set an invaluable resource for both academics and practitioners in the field.

The CIO Challenge to the AFL
The CIO Challenge to the AFL

Author: Walter Galenson

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 1960

Total Pages: 764

ISBN-13:

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The period immediately preceding World War II was probably the most critical in the history of the American labor movement. Prior to 1936, the trade unions were weak, but by 1941 a fundamental change in power relationships enabled them to penetrate the strongholds of American industry--steel and automobiles. The CIO Challenge to the AFL is a three-part study. It discusses the split in the American Federation of Labor and the formation of the Congress of Industrial Organizations; presents eighteen specific industry or union case studies, each an independent essay in economic history; and, finally, analyzes various general aspects of the labor movement.

Down on the Killing Floor
Down on the Killing Floor

Author: Rick Halpern

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13: 9780252066337

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This detailed study of the relationship between race relations and unionization in Chicago's meatpacking industry draws on traditional primary and secondary materials and on an extensive set of interviews conducted in the mid-1980s that explore subjective dimensions of the workers' experience. "An ideal case study to analyze one of the central problems in American labor history--the relation ship between racial identity and working class formation and organization." -- James R. Barrett, author of Work and Community in the Jungle: Chicago's Packinghouse Workers, 1894-1922 "Meticulously researched, grounded firmly in extensive oral history and archival sources, and carefully argued, Down on the Killing Floor will be indispensable reading for everyone interested in race and labor." -- Eric Arnesen, author of Waterfront Workers of New Orleans: Race, Class and Politics, 1863-1923 A volume in the series The Working Class in American History, edited by David Brody, Alice Kessler-Harris, David Montgomery, and Sean Wilentz

Labor
Labor

Author: Melvyn Dubofsky

Publisher: Articles-Garlan

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 426

ISBN-13:

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