Militant labor in the Philippines
By: Lois A. West.
Publisher: Temple University Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 244
Subjects: Kilusang Mayo Uno (Organization) -- History; Labor movement -- Philippines -- History -- 20th century; Women in the labor movement -- Philippines -- History -- 20th century; Labor unions -- Philippines -- Political activity -- History -- 20th century; Philippines -- Politics and government -- 1946-
Description: To what extent do - or should - labor unions agitate for bread-and-butter issues, and to what extent can they act as social movements, as agents of broad social change? In this detailed account, Lois A. West examines this question through a study of the Kilusang Mayo Uno (the KMU or May First Movement), the most militant contemporary labor movement in the Philippines.

Using extensive interviews and first-hand observations, West traces the KMU's rise and eventual fragmentation in a time of economic and political crisis.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-235) and index.