Title: Forty gavels : the life of Reuben G. Soderstrom and the Illinois AFL-CIO /
Authors: Soderstrom, Carl W.,; Soderstrom, Robert W.,; Stevens, Chris M.,; Burt, Andrew W.,
Year: 2017
Subjects: Soderstrom, Reuben G.; AFL-CIO History.; American Federation of Labor History.; Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.) History.; AFL-CIO; American Federation of Labor; Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.); Labor leaders Illinois Biography.; Labor movement Illinois History Pictorial works.; Labor unions Biography.; Labor unions; Labor movement; Labor leaders; Illinois
Abstract: Biography of the American Labor Movement's longest-serving leader, Reuben G. Soderstrom. As president of the Illinois State Federation of Labor and the Illinois AFL-CIO from 1930-1970, Soderstrom led one of the nation's largest labor organizations through the most challenging and impactful events of the twentieth century.