A renegade union interracial organizing and labor radicalism / Lisa Phillips.

Author/creator Phillips, Lisa Ann Wunderlich
Format Electronic
Publication InfoUrbana, Chicago : University of Illinois Press,
Descriptionxv, 231 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Labor unions--New York (State). --New York. --History. --20th century.
African American labor union members--New York (State). --New York. --History. --20th century.
African Americans--Employment. --New York (State). --New York. --History. --20th century.
Minorities--Employment. --New York (State). --New York. --History. --20th century.
Discrimination in employment--New York (State). --New York. --History. --20th century.

SeriesThe working class in American history
Contents Community-based, "catch-all" organizing on New York's Lower East side -- Getting beyond racial, ethnic, religious, and skill-based divisions -- "Like a scab over an infected sore": full and fair employment during and after World War II -- Attacked from the left and the right: community-organizing, civic unionism during the early years of the Cold War -- A third Labor Federation? The Distributive, Processing, and Office Workers of America (DPO) -- Community organizing under the AFL-CIO umbrella.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2012024075
ISBN9780252037320 (cloth : alk. paper)

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