| The Samuel Gompers Papers, Volume 11: The Postwar Years 1918-21 Volume 11 Contributor(s): Gompers, Samuel (Author), Albert, Peter J. (Editor), Palladino, Grace (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0252033892 ISBN-13: 9780252033896 Publisher: University of Illinois Press OUR PRICE: $127.71 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2009 Annotation: Fighting to preserve labor's place in America after World War I |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century - Business & Economics | Labor |
| LCCN: 84002469 |
| Series: Samuel Gompers Papers |
| Physical Information: 1.7" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (2.45 lbs) 704 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Volume 11 of the Samuel Gompers Papers documents a pivotal moment in labor history, when the wartime promise of industrial democracy gave way to business as usual in the postwar world. Spanning a turbulent period of wildcat strikes, racial unrest, and political experimentation, this volume presents the efforts of Gompers and the AFL to defend collective bargaining, protect hard-won wartime gains, and advance labor's role as a partner in economic prosperity and social progress. This indispensable volume includes such episodes as the Seattle General Strike, the 1919 coal and steel strikes, the rise of the "American" open-shop plan, and John L. Lewis's unsuccessful campaign to replace Gompers as AFL president. It also covers Gompers's participation in the Versailles Peace Conference, his involvement with anti-immigration legislation, the founding of the AFL's Nonpartisan Political Campaign Committee, and the demands of black and women workers in the postwar era. |