American railroad labor and the genesis of the New Deal, 1919-1935
By: Jon R. Huibregtse ; foreword by Richard Greenwald and Timothy Minchin.
Series: Working in the Americas
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Gainesville
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780813034652
Subjects: Railroads -- Employees -- Labor unions -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Railroads -- United States -- Employees -- History -- 20th century; Railroads -- Employees -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Working class -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Working class -- Political activity -- United States -- History -- 20th century; New Deal, 1933-1939; United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945; United States -- Social conditions -- 1918-1932; United States -- Politics and government -- 1919-1933
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Railroading prior to World War I; title: The Great War and its aftermath; title: Grassroots political organization; title: The road to political power, 1922-1924; title: The Railroad Labor Act; title: Strengthening the Railroad Labor Act; title: Railroad retirement and social security; title: Railroad unions and labor banks.