Labor politics American style; the California State Federation of Labor.

Author
Taft, Philip, 1902-1976 [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press, 1968.
Description
viii, 288 pages 24 cm

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    Wertheim publications in industrial relations [More in this series]
    Summary note
    State federations of labor have been the political arms of organized labor for more than 100 years, and the California State Federation is one of the most interesting examples. Labor historian Philip Taft traces the activities, policies, and problems of the Federation from its beginnings in 1901 until the merger of the AFL-CIO in 1958. The attitudes on migrant labor and the controversial McNamara and Mooney cases are discussed, as well as the changing views of the Federation over the years. In the process, the author explores the reasons why organized labor in the United States did not commit itself to a third party. Instead of reviewing the debates of national labor leaders, Taft focuses on the sentiments and needs of the workers at the grassroots level and examines their critical role in determining the character of organized labor's political tactics. Throughout his study, he emphasizes the significance of the California Federation as a political institution and relates its development to the growth of the labor movement in the United States.--From publisher description.
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    Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. [256]-279)
    Contents
    • Beginnings
    • Migratory workers
    • Advances and retreats
    • The open shop and the Mooney case
    • World War I and postwar
    • Unemployment, the San Francisco general strike, and its aftermath
    • Effects and influence of the CIO
    • Tasks and problems: Depression and World War II
    • In search of a wartime truce
    • Legislative gains and losses
    • Minority groups and civil rights
    • General and limited strikes
    • Internal differences
    • Expanding political action
    • Policies in times of national crisis
    • Right to work
    • Summing up.
    LCCN
    68015644
    OCLC
    233730
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