Labor's Home Front : the American Federation of Labor during World War II.

One of the oldest, strongest, and largest labor organizations in the U.S., the American Federation of Labor (AFL) had 4 million members in over 20,000 union locals during World War II. The AFL played a key role in wartime production and was a major actor in the contentious relationship between the s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kersten, Andrew E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NYU Press, 2006.
Temas:
AFL-CIO > History > 20th century.
Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.) > History > 20th century.
AFL-CIO
Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.)
1900-1999
Labor policy > United States > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > United States.
Travail > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis > 20e siècle.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > États-Unis.
HISTORY / United States / General.
Labor policy
United States
1940s.
American.
Federation.
actor.
between.
class.
contentious.
history.
labor.
major.
organized.
played.
production.
relationship.
role.
state.
wartime.
which.
working.
History
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Sumario:One of the oldest, strongest, and largest labor organizations in the U.S., the American Federation of Labor (AFL) had 4 million members in over 20,000 union locals during World War II. The AFL played a key role in wartime production and was a major actor in the contentious relationship between the state, organized labor, and the working class in the 1940s. The war years are pivotal in the history of American labor, but books on the AFL's experiences are scant, with far more on the radical Congress of Industrial Unions (CIO). Andrew E. Kersten closes this gap with Labor's Home Front, challengi.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (288 pages)
ISBN:9780814749135
0814749135

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