American railroad labor and the genesis of the New Deal, 1919-1935 [electronic resource] / Jon R. Huibregtse ; foreword by Richard Greenwald and Timothy Minchin.
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TextSeries: Working in the AmericasPublication details: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2010.Description: xiv, 172 p. : illSubject(s): - 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
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Railroading prior to World War I -- The Great War and its aftermath -- Grassroots political organization -- The road to political power, 1922-1924 -- The Railroad Labor Act -- Strengthening the Railroad Labor Act -- Railroad retirement and social security -- Railroad unions and labor banks.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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