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008    100624s2011    miua   j b    001 0 eng   
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020    9780780811300|q(hbk. ;|qalk. paper) 
020    0780811305|q(hbk. ;|qalk. paper) 
035    (OCoLC)492091329 
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100 1  Hillstrom, Kevin,|d1963- 
245 10 Workers unite! :|bthe American labor movement /|cKevin 
       Hillstrom. 
260    Detroit, MI :|bOmnigraphics,|c©2011. 
300    xvi, 236 pages :|billustrations ;|c25 cm. 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
490 1  Defining moments 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-225) and 
       index. 
505 0  Narrative overview. American workers in an industrializing
       world ; Sweat and blood ; Radicals, progressives, and the 
       working man ; The New Deal lifts unions ; Banner days for 
       American unions ; Down a path of permanent decline? -- 
       Biographies. Eugene V. Debs (1855-1926) ; Samuel Gompers 
       (1850-1924) ; William "Big Bill" Haywood (1869-1928) ; 
       Jimmy Hoffa (1913-1975) ; Mary Harris "Mother" Jones (1837
       -1930) ; John L. Lewis (1880-1969) ; George Meany (1894-
       1980) ; Walter P Reuther (1907-1970) -- Primary sources. A
       textile mill worker mourns the hardships of the factory 
       system, 1845 ; The Knights of Labor explain their cause 
       and issue demands, 1878 ; Eugene Debs asks "What can we do
       for working people?" 1890 ; Samuel Gompers answers the 
       question, "What does labor want?" 1893 ; Clarence Darrow 
       defends unions in the "trial of the century," 1907 ; 
       Investigating the Ludlow massacre, 1915 ; Laying the 
       groundwork for the National Labor Relations Act, 1935 ; 
       Remembering the Flint sit-down strike, 1937 ; Walter 
       Reuther discusses labor's role in building a better 
       society, 1952 ; The AFL and CIO reunite, 1955 ; 
       Confronting union corruption, 1957 ; President Ronald 
       Reagan comments on the air traffic controller strike, 1981
       ; Debating the future of unions, 2009 ; One labor leader's
       perspective on the future of American unions, 2010. 
520    "Explains the history of the American labor movement from 
       its earliest origins through 19th-century 
       industrialization, the growth of the labor movement, the 
       current declining influence of labor, and efforts to 
       revitalize American unions. Features include a narrative 
       overview, biographies, primary sources, chronology, 
       glossary, bibliography, and index"--Provided by publisher.
650  0 Labor movement|zUnited States|xHistory|vJuvenile 
       literature. 
650  0 Industrial relations|zUnited States|xHistory|vJuvenile 
       literature. 
650  1 Industrial relations|xHistory. 
650  1 Labor movement|xHistory. 
650  7 Industrial relations.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00971609 
650  7 Labor movement.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00990079 
650  7 Industrial relations|zUnited States|xHistory.|2sears 
650  7 Labor movement|zUnited States|xHistory.|2sears 
651  7 United States.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01204155 
655  7 History.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01411628 
655  7 Juvenile works.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01411637 
830  0 Defining moments. 
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