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Author : William Z. Foster
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book The Great Steel Strike and Its Lessons written by William Z. Foster and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William Z. Foster
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 139 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)
Download or read book The Great Steel Strike and its Lessons written by William Z. Foster and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-07-31 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Great Steel Strike and its Lessons" by William Z. Foster. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Author : Ryan C. Brown
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467142581
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)
Download or read book Pittsburgh and the Great Steel Strike of 1919 written by Ryan C. Brown and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019-09 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1919, the steel industry of Pittsburgh was on the brink of war. Years of labor strife broke out into open conflict as steel workers launched the biggest strike to date in the United States, paralyzing mills from Youngstown to Johnstown and beyond. Radical unionists, anarchists and Bolshevik sympathizers set bombs, planned for revolution and fought police in violent battles. As the postwar Red Scare began to sweep the nation, federal agents used the strikes as an excuse to comb Pittsburgh's immigrant neighborhoods looking for communists. Author Ryan C. Brown details the harrowing days of the Great Steel Strike of 1919 that rocked Pittsburgh and its seemingly impregnable "principality of steel."
Author : Ahmed White
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520285611
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)
Download or read book The Last Great Strike written by Ahmed White and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2016-01-04 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In May 1937, seventy thousand workers walked off their jobs at four large steel companies known collectively as “Little Steel.” The strikers sought to make the companies retreat from decades of antiunion repression, abide by the newly enacted federal labor law, and recognize their union. For two months a grinding struggle unfolded, punctuated by bloody clashes in which police, company agents, and National Guardsmen ruthlessly beat and shot unionists. At least sixteen died and hundreds more were injured before the strike ended in failure. The violence and brutality of the Little Steel Strike became legendary. In many ways it was the last great strike in modern America. Traditionally the Little Steel Strike has been understood as a modest setback for steel workers, one that actually confirmed the potency of New Deal reforms and did little to impede the progress of the labor movement. However, The Last Great Strike tells a different story about the conflict and its significance for unions and labor rights. More than any other strike, it laid bare the contradictions of the industrial labor movement, the resilience of corporate power, and the limits of New Deal liberalism at a crucial time in American history.
Author : David Brody
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 9780252013737
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (137 download)
Download or read book Labor in Crisis written by David Brody and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1965 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conceived as a prologue to the 1930s industrial-union triumph in steel, Labor in Crisis explains the failure of unionization before the New Deal era and the reasons for mass-production unionism's eventual success. Widely regarded as a failure, the great 1919 steel strike had both immediate and far-reaching consequences that are important to the history of American labor. It helped end the twelve-hour day, dramatized the issues of the rights to organize and to engage in collective bargaining, and forwarded progress toward the passage of the Wagner Act, which, in turn, helped trigger John L. Lewis's decision to launch the CIO.
Author : Foster William Z
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781318999262
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (992 download)
Download or read book The Great Steel Strike and Its Lessons written by Foster William Z and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2016-06-23 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Author : William Z. Foster
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781789870633
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (76 download)
Download or read book The Great Steel Strike and Its Lessons written by William Z. Foster and published by . This book was released on 2018-12-18 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trade unionist and Marxist politician William Z. Foster explains the organization and failure of the steel strike in 1919, an action which saw much of America's metal industry grind to a halt. The metal industries had, owing to great leaps in technological advancement, shed many jobs during the early 20th century. This precarious situation, plus the fact that unions had been curbed after a number of violent actions in the 1890s, led to the situation of laborers becoming unbearable. Shortly after Armistice Day marked the end of World War I, a surge of discontentment was accompanied by organization of labor and strike action. Although successful for a number of weeks, to the point where President Woodrow Wilson had to intervene and placate the workers on strike, the owners of the mills mounted an effective campaign which eroded public support for the strikers. Police brutality against striking steelworkers was recorded, with several such incidents being unprovoked. The Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers was unable to counter this opposition, and in January of 1920 the strike collapsed. Foster offers a clear and frank narration of the strike from the perspective of a man strongly in favor of the laborers. In the wake of the 1919 strike, continuing advances in steelmaking obsoleted the need for labor in the creation of raw steel; in the 1920s and 1930s quantities of steel produced rose, while the numbers of workers in the industry continued to plummet.
Author : Stanley David Greene
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (769 download)
Download or read book The Great Steel Strike of 1919 written by Stanley David Greene and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William Zebulon Foster
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (16 download)
Download or read book THE GREAT STEEL STRIKE AND ITS LESSONS written by William Zebulon Foster and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jack Metzgar
Publisher : Temple University Press
ISBN 13 : 1566397391
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (663 download)
Download or read book Striking Steel written by Jack Metzgar and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 2000-02-02 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Having come of age during a period of vibrant union-centered activism, Jack Metzgar begins this book wondering how his father, a U.S> Steel shop steward in the 1950s and '60s, and so many contemporary historians could forget what this country owes to the union movement. Combining personal memoir and historical narrative, Striking Steel argues for reassessment of unionism in American life during the second half of the twentieth century and a recasting of "official memory." As he traces the history of union steelworkers after World War II, Metzgar draws on his father's powerful stories about the publishing work in the mills, stories in which time is divided between "before the union" and since. His father, Johnny Metzgar, fought ardently for workplace rules as a means of giving "the men" some control over their working conditions and protection from venal foremen. He pursued grievances until he eroded management's authority, and he badgered foremen until he established shop-floor practices that would become part of the next negotiated contract. As a passionate advocate of solidarity, he urged coworkers to stick together so that the rules were upheld and everyone could earn a decent wage. Striking Steel's pivotal event is the four-month nationwide steel strike of 1959, a landmark union victory that has been all but erased from public memory. With remarkable tenacity, union members held out for the shop-floor rules that gave them dignity in the workplace and raised their standard of living. Their victory underscored the value of sticking together and reinforced their sense that they were contributing to a general improvement in American working and living conditions. The Metzgar family's story vividly illustrates the larger narrative of how unionism lifted the fortunes and prospects of working-class families. It also offers an account of how the broad social changes of the period helped to shift the balance of power in a conflict-ridden, patriarchal household. Even if the optimism of his generation faded in the upheavals of the 1960s, Johnny Metzgar's commitment to his union and the strike itself stands as an honorable example of what a collective action can and did achieve. Jack Metzgar's Striking Steel is a stirring call to remember and renew the struggle.
Author : William Z. Foster
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780359746811
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (468 download)
Download or read book The Great Steel Strike and Its Lessons written by William Z. Foster and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trade unionist and Marxist politician William Z. Foster explains the organization and failure of the steel strike in 1919, an action which saw much of America's metal industry grind to a halt. The metal industries had, owing to great leaps in technological advancement, shed many jobs during the early 20th century. This precarious situation, plus the fact that unions had been curbed after a number of violent actions in the 1890s, led to the situation of laborers becoming unbearable. Shortly after Armistice Day marked the end of World War I, a surge of discontentment was accompanied by organization of labor and strike action. Although successful for a number of weeks, to the point where President Woodrow Wilson had to intervene and placate the workers on strike, the owners of the mills mounted an effective campaign which eroded public support for the strikers. Police brutality against striking steelworkers was recorded, with several such incidents being unprovoked.
Author : C.E. Warne
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Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (476 download)
Download or read book The Great Steel Strike of 1919 written by C.E. Warne and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William Z. Foster
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ISBN 13 : 9781298344816
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (448 download)
Download or read book The Great Steel Strike and Its Lessons - Scholar's Choice Edition written by William Z. Foster and published by . This book was released on 2015-02-19 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Ahmed White
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520961013
Total Pages : 411 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)
Download or read book The Last Great Strike written by Ahmed White and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2016-01-04 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In May 1937, seventy thousand workers walked off their jobs at four large steel companies known collectively as “Little Steel.” The strikers sought to make the companies retreat from decades of antiunion repression, abide by the newly enacted federal labor law, and recognize their union. For two months a grinding struggle unfolded, punctuated by bloody clashes in which police, company agents, and National Guardsmen ruthlessly beat and shot unionists. At least sixteen died and hundreds more were injured before the strike ended in failure. The violence and brutality of the Little Steel Strike became legendary. In many ways it was the last great strike in modern America. Traditionally the Little Steel Strike has been understood as a modest setback for steel workers, one that actually confirmed the potency of New Deal reforms and did little to impede the progress of the labor movement. However, The Last Great Strike tells a different story about the conflict and its significance for unions and labor rights. More than any other strike, it laid bare the contradictions of the industrial labor movement, the resilience of corporate power, and the limits of New Deal liberalism at a crucial time in American history.
Author : William Zebulon Foster
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (16 download)
Download or read book ˜Theœ great steel strike written by William Zebulon Foster and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Raymond A. Mohl
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 17 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (81 download)
Download or read book The Great Steel Strike of 1919 in Gary, Indiana written by Raymond A. Mohl and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William Z. Foster
Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN 13 : 9780306700798
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (7 download)
Download or read book The Great Steel Strike And Its Lessons written by William Z. Foster and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 1971-02-21 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
