Hardcover
1989 · New Brunswick
by Goldberg, David J.
New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1989. Hardcover. xiv, 276p., very good condition. No dj. Includes numerous references to the IWW. Class and Culture, a series edited by Milton Cantor and Bruce Laurie. "In 1919 major strikes of the eight-hour day and higher wages erupted simultaneously in all three cities, leading to the formation of the Amalgamated Textile Workers of America (ATWA), a socialist-oriented industrial union led by A.J. Muste. David J. Goldberg examines and compares the rise and fall of union activity in each city and analyzes why the ATWA ultimately failed." - rear wrap. (Inventory #: 332665)