Omaha Steve's Labor Group

nadinbrzezinski

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3. Some recent books

Wed Dec 7, 2011, 02:02 AM

Dec 2011

and not so recent.

Start with ... yes, Howard Zinn. He touches on the labor movement.

A History of American Labor by Rayback, (A tad dated but)

White Cargo.. recent on indentured slavery.

A history of trade unionism in the United States

Solidarity Divided

Death at the Haymarket

There's always work at the post office

Formation of the Union

That should keep you busy for a while.

But start with Zinn and Rayback. The rest are a tad more specialized.

Of course the Papers of Samuel Gompers and Emma Goldman are kind of good primary sources.

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Alright, Labor supporters, recommend some books, please. [View all] BlueIris May 2011 OP

Writings of Eugene V Debs: A Collection of Essays by America's Most Famous Socialist TBF Dec 2011 #1

Here is a bookstore full of nothing but labor Omaha Steve Dec 2011 #2

very cool -- I'd bookmark this if I could fishwax Dec 2011 #7

Some recent books nadinbrzezinski Dec 2011 #3

The Shock Doctrine secondvariety Dec 2011 #4

Rayback - A History of American Labor CatholicEdHead Dec 2011 #5

1960 and on, many, feature on some of the corruption within the labor unions, especially the demosincebirth Jan 2012 #9

"In Dubious Battle", a novel by John Steinbeck limpyhobbler Dec 2011 #6

Them and Us: The Struggles of a Rank-and-File Union James J. Matles & James Higgins Cal Carpenter Dec 2011 #8

I found this one which goes to the present (Jan 2010) CatholicEdHead Jan 2012 #10