The CIO, 1935-1955 / Robert H. Zieger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zieger, Robert H.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.)--History.

Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.).

Labor unions--United States--Political activity--History--20th century.

Labor unions.

Labor unions--Political activity--United States--History--20th century.

Labor unions--History--Political activity--20th century--United States.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 491 p. ) ill. ;

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) encompassed the largest sustained surge of worker organization in American history. Robert Zieger charts the rise of this industrial union movement, from the founding of the CIO by John L. Lewis in 1935 to its merger under Walter Reuther with the American Federation of Labor in 1955. Exploring themes of race and gender, Zieger combines the institutional history of the CIO with vivid depictions of working-class life in this critical period. Zieger details the ideological conflicts that racked the CIO even as its leaders strove to establish a labor presence at the heart of the U.S. economic system. Stressing the efforts of industrial unionists such as Sidney Hillman and Philip Murray to forge potent instruments of political action, he assesses the CIO's vital role in shaping the postwar political and international order. Zieger's analysis also contributes to current debates over labor law reform, the collective bargaining system, and the role of organized labor in a changing economy.

Contents:

Introduction: The Fragile Juggernaut

1. Before the CIO

2. Founding the CIO, 1935-1936

3. Over the Top, 1936-1937

4. The Diverse Arenas of the CIO, 1936-1938

5. Stasis and Schism, 1938-1940

6. 1941, Year of Decision

7. World War II

8. After the War

9. The CIO and Its Communists

10. The Korean War

11. The Postwar CIO

12. The Final Years of the Late Great CIO

13. Merger and Beyond.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 380-476) and index.

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

9798890868701

9780807866443

080786644X