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Struggling with "Iowa's pride" : labor relations, unionism, and politics in the rural Midwest since 1877 /
Recognized between 1880 and 1910 by its trademark label "Iowa's Pride," John Morrell and Company is best known for contributing one of the most important local unions to the progressive United Packinghouse Workers of America. During the 1930s and 1940s, its members pursued a militant...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Iowa City :
University of Iowa Press,
©2000.
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| Colección: | UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Recognized between 1880 and 1910 by its trademark label "Iowa's Pride," John Morrell and Company is best known for contributing one of the most important local unions to the progressive United Packinghouse Workers of America. During the 1930s and 1940s, its members pursued a militant brand of unionism. By the early 1950s, the local's militancy became a source of contention among the membership. By explaining the effect of Morrell-Ottumwa's union leaders on local and state Democratic politics, especially in the development of the Congress of Industrial Organizations' Iowa State Indus. |
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| Notas: | OldControl:muse9781609380311. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xv, 185 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781609380311 1609380312 0877457123 9780877457121 |