American Vanguard: The United Auto Workers During the Reuther Years, 1935-1970Wayne State University Press, 2004 - Всего страниц: 607 Geared toward general readers and scholars alike, American Vanguard presents the first history of the UAW, one of America's most significant workers' organizations, from its origins through its period of greatest impact. The struggles and victories of the UAW form an important chapter in the story of American democracy. American Vanguard is the first and only history of the union available for both general and academic audiences. In this thorough and engaging narrative, John Barnard not only records the controversial issues tackled by the UAW, but also lends them immediacy through details about the workers and their environments, the leaders and the challenges that they faced outside and inside the organization, and the vision that guided many of these activists. Part one explores the obstacles to the UAW's organization, including tensions between militant reformers and workers who feared for their jobs; ideological differences; racial and ethnic issues; and public attitudes toward unions. By the outbreak of World War II, however, the union had succeeded in redistributing power on the shop floor in its members' favor. Part two follows the union during Walter P. Reuther's presidency (1946-1970). During this time, pioneering contracts brought a new standard of living and income security to the workers, while an effort was made to move America toward a social democracy--which met with mixed results during the civil rights decade. Throughout, Barnard presents balanced interpretations grounded in evidence, while setting the UAW within the context of the history of the U.S. auto industry and national politics. |
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Introduction | 1 |
Hurry up The Auto Industry before the Union | 3 |
The genie is out of the bottle Toward an Auto Workers Union 193337 | 36 |
Storming the stronghold of the open shop The Year of the SitDown Strikes 1937 | 73 |
An insecure person who happened on historic times President Homer Martin 193738 | 111 |
A fight for the survival of the union Resolving the Leadership Crisis 193841 | 130 |
UAWCIO makes the army roll and go The UAW in World War II 194145 | 165 |
Teamwork in the leadership and solidarity in the ranks The Reuther Era Begins 194560 | 208 |
Some frosting on the Chrysler birthday cake New Frontiers in Bargaining 196068 | 351 |
Something short of perfect New Frontiers in Politics 196065 | 379 |
A stressful time The Issues of War and Racial Justice 196570 | 411 |
A whole new middle class End of on Era 196070 | 451 |
Things that we had to do we did | 477 |
Notes | 497 |
Bibliographical Note | 587 |
589 | |
The glory days of growth and rich settlements Better Lives for Auto Workers and Their Families 194860 | 259 |
Give em hell Harry The Political Battlefront 194860 | 314 |
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