Gompers in Canada : A Study in American Continentalism Before the First World War /

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Samuel Gompers, the charismatic chief of the American Federation of Labor at the turn of the century, claimed to represent the interests of all workers in North America, but it was not until American corporations began to export jobs to Canada via branch plants that he became concerned with represen...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Babcock, Robert H. (Robert Harper), 1931-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, [1974]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Gompers, Samuel, > 1850-1924.
American Federation of Labor.
American Federation of Labor > Histoire.
American Federation of Labor > History.
Labor unions.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Workplace Culture.
Syndicats > Canada > Histoire.
Labor unions > Canada > History.
Canada.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. First encounter
  • 3. The rise of branch plants
  • 4. Organizing boom
  • 5. Labour politics in Canada
  • 6. Dual unions
  • 7. Berlin victory
  • 8. A 'state' federation
  • 9. External enemies
  • 10. Jurisdictional disputes and secessions
  • 11. Political action
  • 12. Master and servant
  • 13. Labour continentalism
  • Appendixes
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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