New Corporate Order, A: Class Violence--Labor vs. Employer--Breaks Out at Work Sites
Despite the collective efforts of workers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, working conditions do not improve. Frustration grows, relations deteriorate into a series of violent strikes and labor actions in the railroad, garment, and steel i...
To End All Wars?: U. S. Society in Turmoil after World War I
In Post World War I America, the country plunges into recession once industries lose their government contracts. This results in union strikes and race riots where African Americans, Socialist, and unions are targeted. Lynching of African Americans ...
Chaos of Experimentation, A: Labor's Organizing Battles
Labor leaders, most notably John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers, propose to organize all workers, skilled and unskilled, in a single union to maximize bargaining power. The American Federation of Labor (AFL) staunchly opposes this idea, resulti...