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American Labor and the War (Classic Reprint)

Author : Samuel Gompers
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780484585019
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book American Labor and the War (Classic Reprint) written by Samuel Gompers and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-23 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from American Labor and the War Thus burdened with work - work which he loved because it was work for the common cause of human ity - he was 'of necessity also the voice of the cause for which he worked. America has known no firmer voice in the trying months that have passed. It has been a voice for democracy, a voice for freedom, and a voice stem and harsh in combating those insidious forces of pacifism and pro-germanism that cropped up here and there in our midst as we struggled against the common enemy. There are collected in this volume the principal ad dresses delivered by Mr. Gompers during the period of the great war, including the address delivered in the Chicago Auditorium before a magnificent audi ence representative of the whole nation upon his re turn from his remarkably successful tour of the Al lied nations as chairman of an American Federation of Labor mission. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The American Labor Year Book

Author : Alexander Trachtenberg
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781528382724
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (827 download)

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Download or read book The American Labor Year Book written by Alexander Trachtenberg and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-17 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The American Labor Year Book: 1917-18 The book is again divided into six parts. Articles dealing with the effect of the war on labor, the extent of collectivism and the reaction of the Socialist and labor movements toward the war are included in the first part of the volume. Part II con tains material regarding the labor movement in the United States, including accounts of various strikes, labor trials, the railway labor dispute and brief histories of two leading inter national unions. The editor hopes to print in every edition of the Year Book short histories of different labor unions, written by their active members, which will in time make up a collection of valuable material for the student of labor union history. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Labor and the Next War (Classic Reprint)

Author : James Oneal
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781331153405
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (534 download)

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Download or read book Labor and the Next War (Classic Reprint) written by James Oneal and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-11 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Labor and the Next War The working people of the United States live in a new period of history. The old period ended in 1917 when we entered the world war. As a result of the war the United States is a nation that differs much from the old nation before the war. We live in an imperialist period of American history. What does imperialism mean? It means the extension of power and American rule over other peoples and nations. It means a lust for conquest. It means the suppression of the aspirations of peoples overseas. It means either control of or dictation to their governments, and this eventually leads to annexation. It means large naval power to keep these peoples in submission. It means a permanent militarism which cursed the peoples of Europe for a generation before the world war. Workingmen may ask, How does all this affect us and our families? Why should we worry? The answer is that no government can be a tyrant abroad without becoming a tyrant at home. It cannot suppress freedom overseas without suppressing it at home. It cannot make slaves of other peoples without making slaves at home. If it cares not for the institutions of other peoples it will have little regard for any at home that stand in the way of its domineering rule. If it imposes autocracy on others it eventually will impose autocracy on you. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

An Introduction to the Study of Organized Labor in America (Classic Reprint)

Author : George Gorham Groat
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780265214107
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (141 download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to the Study of Organized Labor in America (Classic Reprint) written by George Gorham Groat and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-12-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from An Introduction to the Study of Organized Labor in America The historical background has been left without revision. The other parts have been condensed in many places in order to add the newer material while many chapters, especially in Parts, II, III, and V, have been quite entirely rewritten. It is the author's belief that the study now presents an interpretation that is reliable and representative Of current developments. The effects of the war period and the post-war period have been important, but the essence of the movement has been changed far less in America than elsewhere, and because of this the task of revision has been much simpler than it otherwise might have been. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

British Labor's War Message to American Labor

Author : U. S. Council of National Defense
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333423490
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (234 download)

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Download or read book British Labor's War Message to American Labor written by U. S. Council of National Defense and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-08-31 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from British Labor's War Message to American Labor: Addresses and Discussions at a Meeting of the Committee on Labor of the Council of National Defense, Held in Washington, D. C., On May 15, 1917 As president American Federation of Labor, President Wilson appointed me member advisory commission, Council of National Defense. Special work my committee is conservation and welfare of workers and for effective indus trial service. Cabled dispatch to - day states commission from the British and French Governments will come to United States for conference. We need here the additional advice of representatives of England's workers, and respectfully urge that Appleton and Bowerman be sent here as part of British commission. Have cabled Premier Ribot. Of France, to like effect for French representatives. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Labor and the War

Author : American Federation of Labor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781331099888
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (998 download)

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Download or read book Labor and the War written by American Federation of Labor and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-10 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Labor and the War: American Federation of Labor and the Labor Movements of Europe and Latin America For the purpose of placing before all who may be interested the fullest possible information upon the subjects indicated in the title, this pamphlet is published. In addition it should be stated that in August, 1918, two American Labor missions visited Great Britain, France, Belgium and Italy. The first mission consisted of: Samuel Gompers, President American Federation of Labor; John P. Frey, Editor International Molders' Journal; C. L. Baine, Secretary Boot and Shoe Workers' Union; Edgar Wallace, former Editor United Mine Workers Journal; W. J. Bowen, President Bricklayers and Masons' International Union. The personnel of the second mission: James Wilson, President Pattern Makers' League of North America; F. J. McNulty, President International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; John Golden, President United d104ile Workers of America; Michael Green, President United Hatters of North America; Peter Josephine, member Granite Cutters International Association. These two missions returned to the United States the first part of November. At the time this pamphlet is prepared, the opportunity has not been afforded for these two missions to make their formal reports to the A. F. of L.; hence their omission from this pamphlet. These reports when made will be submitted to the 1919 convention of the American Federation of Labor or published in pamphlet form or in the American Federationist. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Union Labor in Peace and War (Classic Reprint)

Author : Walter V. Woehlke
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780331492828
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (928 download)

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Download or read book Union Labor in Peace and War (Classic Reprint) written by Walter V. Woehlke and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-19 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Union Labor in Peace and War What will happen in the rest of Europe and in America when the war ceases, when the external pressure is relieved, when the temperature goes down and thirty million men suddenly are thrown back upon their own resources? Thirty million men and their dependents, equivalent to the total population of the United States, are now being fed, clothed and housed by the belligerent governments. Who can imagine the tremendous upheaval resulting from the sudden unemploy ment of almost the entire working population of the United States? England by no means has the largest army, yet England is planning to distribute the process of demobilization over twelve months at least 1n order to forestall chaos and misery. The problem of merely getting the boys out of the trenches and back to the benches 1s daily assuming larger proportions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Staley

Author : Steven K. Ashby
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 0252076400
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Staley written by Steven K. Ashby and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2009-03-13 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This on-the-ground labor history focuses on the bitterly contested labor conflict in the early 1990s at the A. E. Staley corn processing plant in Decatur, Illinois, where workers waged one of the most hard-fought struggles in recent labor history. Originally family-owned, A. E. Staley was bought out by the multinational conglomerate Tate & Lyle, which immediately launched a full-scale assault on its union workforce. Allied Industrial Workers Local 837 responded by educating and mobilizing its members, organizing strong support from the religious and black communities, building a national and international solidarity movement, and engaging in nonviolent civil disobedience at the plant gates. Drawing on seventy-five interviews, videotapes of every union meeting, and their own active involvement organizing with the Staley workers, Steven K. Ashby and C. J. Hawking bring the workers' voices to the fore and reveal their innovative tactics, such as work-to-rule and solidarity committees, that inform and strengthen today's labor movement.

National War Labor Board

Author : U. S. Department Of Labor
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780484154567
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (545 download)

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Download or read book National War Labor Board written by U. S. Department Of Labor and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-15 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from National War Labor Board: A History of Its Formation and Activities, Together With Its Awards and the Documents of Importance in the Record of Its Development The annals of the National War Labor Board constitute one of the most important chapters in the history of American labor during the period of the war. In order that the record of the board's work may be preserved and made available in convenient form to the student of industrial relations, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has undertaken the task of assembling the material bearing directly upon its establishment and activities. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

American Labor and the War

Author : Samuel Gompers
Publisher : New York, Doran
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book American Labor and the War written by Samuel Gompers and published by New York, Doran. This book was released on 1919 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Labor's Home Front

Author : Andrew E. Kersten
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814748244
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)

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Download or read book Labor's Home Front written by Andrew E. Kersten and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2009-03 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the oldest, strongest, and largest labor organizations in the U.S., the American Federation of Labor (AFL) had 4 million members in over 20,000 union locals during World War II. The AFL played a key role in wartime production and was a major actor in the contentious relationship between the state, organized labor, and the working class in the 1940s. The war years are pivotal in the history of American labor, but books on the AFL’s experiences are scant, with far more on the radical Congress of Industrial Unions (CIO). Andrew E. Kersten closes this gap with Labor’s Home Front, challenging us to reconsider the AFL and its influence on twentieth-century history. Kersten details the union's contributions to wartime labor relations, its opposition to the open shop movement, divided support for fair employment and equity for women and African American workers, its constant battles with the CIO, and its significant efforts to reshape American society, economics, and politics after the war. Throughout, Kersten frames his narrative with an original, central theme: that despite its conservative nature, the AFL was dramatically transformed during World War II, becoming a more powerful progressive force that pushed for liberal change.

Labor's Untold Story

Author : Richard Owen Boyer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (482 download)

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Download or read book Labor's Untold Story written by Richard Owen Boyer and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

History of Child Labor in the United States Since the Civil War

Author : Cora Daggett Whalen
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780260071767
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (717 download)

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Download or read book History of Child Labor in the United States Since the Civil War written by Cora Daggett Whalen and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-31 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of Child Labor in the United States Since the Civil War: Thesis D. Results of Child Labor 1. To the Child 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O 0 0 O O O a. Effect upon Health. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The War On Labor And The Left

Author : Patricia Cayo Sexton
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429972342
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book The War On Labor And The Left written by Patricia Cayo Sexton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-02-05 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In all countries, labour has war stories" to tell, but none are so violent as those of American labour. Since the 1870s at least 700 workers have been killed and thousands seriously injured in labour disputes. Nowhere but in this country have employers so actively fought back against strikes through the use of scabs," surveillance, and mercenary armies.Although much of the violence occurred decades ago, author Patricia Sexton contends that this rich history sheds light on questions that still plague observers of the American political system: Why has the United States been more conservative in its domestic policies than other Western democracies? Why is it almost alone among them in lacking a mass labour or democratic socialist party,or the kind of social policies favoured by such parties? And why has American labour unionism been in serious decline in recent decades?The most familiar answers to these questions involve consensus explanations of what has come to be known as American exceptionalism. America is conservative, observers say, because its citizens have loved" capitalism and supported its political policies wholeheartedly or because the nation's open frontier and early voting rights reduced dissent and class consciousness. Other explanations focus on various internal constraints said to be unique to the American working class or its organizations, such as conflict among diverse immigrants, the sectarianism and blunders of leftist groups, and the conservatism or incompetence of labour union leadership. All of these are said to have prevented labour from carrying out successful conflicts with employers and economic leaders.According to Sexton, these arguments ignore the remarkable record in American history of labour-left struggles: the violent suppression of industrial unionism prior to the 1930s, legal and forceful repression of trade unionism, and destruction by various means of left-leaning unions and political organizations. Her book explores instead a neglected explanation of American conservatism,that of a literal war on labour, waged by unusually powerful economic entities using repressive strategies, often backed by police and sometimes by federal forces.The details of this violent history, familiar to labour historians, are recounted here in a new perspective emphasizing the impact on workers of conflict sustained over many years. But the book is much more than a reinterpretation of this history. Patricia Sexton shows how the use of power and repression has played out as well in our institutions of law and government, in economic policies, and in the media. Making these links and showing how America's conservatism is unique among other Western democracies is the contribution of this ambitious book. For only by coming to terms with this history of repression and its legacy can we fully understand America's conservatism today.

Labor Problems and Labor Administration in the United States During the World War, Vol. 2

Author : Gordon S. Watkins
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780656261390
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (613 download)

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Download or read book Labor Problems and Labor Administration in the United States During the World War, Vol. 2 written by Gordon S. Watkins and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-10 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Labor Problems and Labor Administration in the United States During the World War, Vol. 2: The Development of War Labor Administration For some years prior to the war the Department of Labor had a service the purpose of which was to bring the manless job and the jobless man together, and to correlate as far as possible the employment services of other political units. Section 40 of the Immigration Act of February 20, 1909, provided for the organ ization within the Bureau of Immigration, at that time an in tegral part of the Department of Commerce and Labor, of a Division of Information to assist immigrants and other persons in securing employment. The Bureau of Immigration, including the Division of Information, was made a part of the Department of Labor under authority of the Act of March 4, 1913, which created the department. Upon its organization in 1914, the department converted the Division of Information into a gen eral employment service to function in the placement of all kinds of labor. Sanction for this procedure was found in the Act creating the Division of Information, and especially in Section 1 of the organic Act of March 4, 1913, providing for a Depart ment of Labor, which stipulated that The purpose of the Department of Labor shall be to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners of the United States, to improve their working conditions, and to advance their opportunities for profitable employment. 12 This reorganized employment ser vice was called the United States Employment Service, and it functioned primarily through the Division of Information, which had been maintained as an integral part of the Bureau of Immigration. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Labor Problem-Expansion and Its Effect on American Labor; To Repeal War Revenue Taxation: Speeches of Hon. James M. Robinson, of Indiana, in the H

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Author : James M. Robinson
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780656199891
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (998 download)

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Download or read book The Labor Problem-Expansion and Its Effect on American Labor; To Repeal War Revenue Taxation: Speeches of Hon. James M. Robinson, of Indiana, in the H written by James M. Robinson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-09 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Labor Problem-Expansion and Its Effect on American Labor; To Repeal War Revenue Taxation: Speeches of Hon. James M. Robinson, of Indiana, in the House of Representatives, February 17 and 18, 1902 Labor is likewise burdened by trust exactions imposed by the combinations mentioned by the gentleman from North Carolina [ml pou]. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Labor's Great War

Author : Joseph A. McCartin
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 9780807846797
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (467 download)

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Download or read book Labor's Great War written by Joseph A. McCartin and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 1997 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since World War I, says Joseph McCartin, the central problem of American labor relations has been the struggle among workers, managers, and state officials to reconcile democracy and authority in the workplace. In his comprehensive look at labor issues during the decade of the Great War, McCartin explores the political, economic, and social forces that gave rise to this conflict and shows how rising labor militancy and the sudden erosion of managerial control in wartime workplaces combined to create an industrial crisis. The search for a resolution to this crisis led to the formation of an influential coalition of labor Democrats, AFL unionists, and Progressive activists on the eve of U.S. entry into the war. Though the coalition's efforts in pursuit of industrial democracy were eventually frustrated by powerful forces in business and government and by internal rifts within the movement itself, McCartin shows how the shared quest helped cement the ties between unionists and the Democratic Party that would subsequently shape much New Deal legislation and would continue to influence the course of American political and labor history to the present day.