Taking Care of Business: Samuel Gompers, George Meany, Lane Kirkland, and the Tragedy of American Labor
In this original, colorful history of business unionism, Paul Buhle explains how trade union leaders in the United States became remote from the workers they claimed to represent as they allied with the very corporate executives and government officials who persistently opposed labor's interests. At the center of the tale are three of the most powerful labor leaders of the past century: Samuel Gompers, George Meany, and Lane Kirkland, successive presidents of the American Federation of Labor and its descendent, the AFL-CIO. Many other labor leaders, from John L. Lewis to Walter Reuther, receive in-depth treatment. Taking Care of Business demo…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-58367-003-3
- EAN: 9781583670033
- Produktnummer: 9508572
- Verlag: Monthly Review Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1999
- Seitenangabe: 224 S.
- Masse: H22.7 cm x B15.3 cm x D2.2 cm 449 g
- Auflage: 2. A.
- Gewicht: 449
Über den Autor
Paul Buhle teaches American Civilization at Brown University. His many previous books include Taking Care of Business: Samuel Gompers, George Meany, Lane Kirkland, and The Tragedy of American Labor.
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