Forging a Union of Steel: Philip Murray, SWOC, and the United Steelworkers

Author:   Paul F. Clark ,  Peter Gottlieb ,  Donald Kennedy, PhD
Publisher:   Cornell University Press
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9780875461342


Pages:   170
Publication Date:   30 November 1987
Format:   Hardback
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Forging a Union of Steel: Philip Murray, SWOC, and the United Steelworkers


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Author:   Paul F. Clark ,  Peter Gottlieb ,  Donald Kennedy, PhD
Publisher:   Cornell University Press
Imprint:   ILR Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780875461342


ISBN 10:   0875461344
Pages:   170
Publication Date:   30 November 1987
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Preface by Paul F. Clark, Peter Gottlieb, and Donald Kennedy1. The History of Missing, Almost: Philip Murray, the Steelworkers, and the Historians by Ronald L. Filippelli2. The Origins of Modern Steel Unionism: The SWOC Era by David Brody3. Labor's Odd Couple: Philip Murray and John L. Lewis by Melvyn Dubofsky4. Consolidating Industrial Citizenship: The USWA at War and Peace, 1939–46 by Mark McColloch5. Battling over Government’s Role by Ronald W. SchatzComments by I. W. Abel, Walter Burke, Abe Raskin, John Hoerr, and Harold J. RuttenbergBibliography Major Events in the History of the Steelworkers Contributors Editors Index

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This useful anthology is a collection of papers and comments presented in a 1986 conference at Penn State by labor historians, trade unionists, and other commentators on the Steel Workers Organizing Committee (SWOC), the United Steel Workers of America (USWA), and the union's leader, Philip Murray. --Industrial and Labor Relations Review This book fills an obvious void and succeeds in its efforts at directing scholars into fertile territory for the future. It is a 'must' acquisition for all labor studies collections. It would be a good supplemental text in an upper division labor studies course devoted to the history and development of the CIO. The book might even be used on the history of the Steelworkers in those areas of the country where Big Steel and the Steelworkers continue to maintain a strong presence. --Labor Studies Journal A useful primer for researchers wishing to explore the rich interpretative and narrative possibilities of Philip Murray's leadership and the development of steel unionism between 1935 and 1952. The essays complement one another and suggest fresh questions and approaches to this important facet of labor history. --Business History Review


A useful primer for researchers wishing to explore the rich interpretative and narrative possibilities of Philip Murray's leadership and the development of steel unionism between 1935 and 1952. The essays complement one another and suggest fresh questions and approaches to this important facet of labor history. * Business History Review * This book fills an obvious void and succeeds in its efforts at directing scholars into fertile territory for the future. It is a 'must' acquisition for all labor studies collections. It would be a good supplemental text in an upper division labor studies course devoted to the history and development of the CIO. The book might even be used on the history of the Steelworkers in those areas of the country where Big Steel and the Steelworkers continue to maintain a strong presence. * Labor Studies Journal * This useful anthology is a collection of papers and comments presented in a 1986 conference at Penn State by labor historians, trade unionists, and other commentators on the Steel Workers Organizing Committee (SWOC), the United Steel Workers of America (USWA), and the union's leader, Philip Murray. * Industrial and Labor Relations Review *


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Paul F. Clark is Head and Professor in the Department of Labor Studies and Employment Relations at Penn State University. He is the author, editor, or coeditor of several books, including Building More Effective Unions and Collective Bargaining in the Private Sector, both from Cornell.

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