American railroad labor and the genesis of the New Deal, 1919-1935 /

American railroad labor and the genesis of the New Deal, 1919-1935 / Jon R. Huibregtse ; foreword by Richard Greenwald and Timothy Minchin.

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"American historians tend to believe that labor activism was moribund in the years between the First World War and the New Deal. John Huibregtse challenges this perspective in his examination of the railroad unions of the time. Huibregtse demonstrates that not only were the railroad unions acti...

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Main Author: Huibregtse, Jon R.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, ©2010.
Series:Working in the Americas.
Subjects:
Railroads > Employees > Labor unions > United States > History > 20th century.
Railroads > United States > Employees > History > 20th century.
Railroads > Employees > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States > History > 20th century.
Working class > United States > History > 20th century.
Working class > Political activity > United States > History > 20th century.
New Deal, 1933-1939.
United States > Economic conditions > 1918-1945.
United States > Social conditions > 1918-1932.
United States > Politics and government > 1919-1933.
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Summary:"American historians tend to believe that labor activism was moribund in the years between the First World War and the New Deal. John Huibregtse challenges this perspective in his examination of the railroad unions of the time. Huibregtse demonstrates that not only were the railroad unions active, but that they also made a big difference in American labor practices by helping to set legal precedents." --Book Jacket.
Physical Description:xiv, 172 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813034652 (alk. paper)
0813034655 (alk. paper)

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