Title: Militant labor in the Philippines
First published: 1997
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.
Subjects: History, Kilusang Mayo Uno (Organization), Labor movement, Labor unions, Political activity, Politics and government, Women in the labor movement, Labor movement, asia, Labor unions, political activity, Labor unions, asia, Philippines, politics and government
Places: Philippines
Time periods: 1946-, 20th century
LC classification: HD8716.5 .W47 1997