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100	1		_aWhite, Ahmed.
245	1	4	_aThe Last Great Strike : _bLittle Steel, the CIO, and the Struggle for Labor Rights in New Deal America.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aBerkeley : _bUniversity of California Press, _c2016.
264		4	_c©2016.
300			_a1 online resource (411 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
505	0		_aCover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Labor, Little Steel, and the New Deal -- PART I: THE OPEN SHOP -- 1 Like a Penitentiary: Steel and the Origins of the Open Shop -- 2 They Should Honor Us: Work and Conflict in the Open Shop Era -- 3 Sure, We Have Guns: The Open Shop in the Depression Era -- 4 I Never Gave That Guy Nothin': The New Deal and the Changing Landscape of Labor Relations -- 5 To Banish Fear: The Campaign to Organize Steel -- PART II: THE STRIKE -- 6 The Spirit of Unrest: From Stalemate to Walkout -- 7 In the Name of the People: The Incident on Memorial Day -- 8 What Had to Be Done: The Struggle at the Mill Gates -- 9 A Change of Heart: Corporate Power and New Deal Strikebreaking -- 10 Let's Bust Them Up: Last Struggles and Defeat -- PART III: THE AFTERMATH -- 11 A Steel Strike Is Not a Picnic: The Anatomy of Failure -- 12 Kind of a Victory: New Deal Labor Law on Trial -- 13 Unreconciled: War, Victory, and the Legacies of Defeat -- Conclusion: These Things That Mean So Much to Us -- Appendix -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliographic Note -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
520			_aIn 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.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aIron and steel workers - Labor unions - United States - History - 20th century.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aWhite, Ahmed _tThe Last Great Strike _dBerkeley : University of California Press,c2016 _z9780520285606
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=4068982 _zClick to View
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