Huibregtse, Jon R.

American railroad labor and the genesis of the New Deal, 1919-1935 [electronic resource] / Jon R. Huibregtse ; foreword by Richard Greenwald and Timothy Minchin. - Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2010. - xiv, 172 p. : ill. - Working in the Americas .

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.
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Railroads--Employees--Labor unions--History--United States--20th century.
Railroads--Employees--History--United States--20th century.
Railroads--Employees--Legal status, laws, etc.--History--United States--20th century.
Working class--History--United States--20th century.
Working class--Political activity--History--United States--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.


Electronic books.

HD6515.R1 / H85 2010eb

331.88/11385097309042

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