The last great strike : Little Steel, the CIO, and the struggle for labor rights in New Deal America /
White, Ahmed,1970-author.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-382) and index.
Labor, Little Steel, and the New Deal -- Like a penitentiary : steel and the origins of the open shop -- They should honor us : work and conflict in the open shop era -- Sure, we have guns : the open shop in the Depression era -- I never gave that guy nothin' : the New Deal and the changing landscape of labor relations -- To banish fear : the campaign to organize steel -- The spirit of unrest : from stalemate to walkout -- In the name of the people : the incident on Memorial Day -- What had to be done : the struggle at the mill gates -- A change of heart : corporate power and New Deal strikebreaking -- Let's bust them up : last struggles and defeat -- A steel strike is not a picnic : the anatomy of failure -- Kind of a victory : New Deal labor law on trial -- Unreconciled : war, victory, and the legacies of defeat -- Conclusion : These things that mean so much to us.
Little Steel Strike, U.S., 1937.
Iron and steel workers
New Deal, 1933-1939.