Workers against the City : The Fight for Free Speech in Hague v. CIO /

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"The 1939 Supreme Court decision Hague v. CIO was a constitutional milestone that strengthened the right of Americans, including labor organizers, to assemble and speak in public places. Donald W. Rogers eschews the prevailing view of the case as a morality play pitting Jersey City, New Jersey,...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Rogers, Donald W., 1948- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2020]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Hague, Frank, > 1876-1956.
American Federation of Labor. > Committee for Industrial Organization.
Mayors > New Jersey > Jersey City.
Labor unions > Law and legislation > United States > History.
Assembly, Right of > United States > History.
Freedom of speech > United States > History.
Jersey City (N.J.) > Politics and government .
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The rise of Boss Hague : municipal politics and civil liberties in the old era
  • Workers in transition : remaking labor unionism in a boss-run town
  • Street fight and media fight : the battle for Jersey City
  • Into Federal District Court : municipal power and civil liberties in a new forum
  • The U.S. Supreme Court decisions : "time out of mind"?
  • Epilogue : aftermath and legacy.

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