Traces the history of labor unions and the labor movement from America's colonial era, through the Industrial Revolution, to the present

Labor at the turn of the Century; Open-shop drive; National Civic Federation; The church and labor; business unionism; Craft vs industrial unions; Women, Black and immigrant workers; AFL political policies; the Socialists; Western Federation of Miners; the American Labor Union, more. Includes Reference Notes and an Index New World Paperbacks, NW 177

Traces the history of labor unions and the labor movement from America's colonial era, through the Industrial Revolution, to the present

This volume explores labor and Progressivism and traces the origins before this period. The concentration is on an era of great labor militancy, an era which produced "a great transformation of workers' consciousness in America." The focus of this volume is not on inchoate dissatisfaction but on organized resistance, on workers who belonged to trade unions, and on their commitment to organize the unorganized, and the struggle for change in their lives.

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Traces the history of labor unions and the labor movement from America's colonial era, through the Industrial Revolution, to the present

In 1947, at the time of completing Volume I of the History of the Labor Movement in the United States, Foner reflected on the role of a Marxist historian of labor. Foner summed up the role this to present an "historical view which will enlighten our present struggles, will stimulate the foresight of labor's thinkers and leaders, and give to the great mass of our workers the clarity, courage and determination to forge ahead for the attainment of their immediate ends, and for the accomplishment of the historical mission of the working the abolition of the exploitation of man by man." In Volume XI Foner remained true to this goal. The book radiates enlightenment for current struggles and encouragement for those fighting for a socialist future.