Description: Duquesne and the Rise of Steel Unionism (Working Class in American History) [Hardcover] Rose, James D. Product Overview Dismissed as a flimsy front for management interests, industrial unions nonetheless carved out a role in the Carnegie Steel Company empire and then at U.S. Steel. James D. Rose examines the pivotal role played by these company- sponsored employee representation plans (ERPs) at the legendary steel works in Duquesne, Pennsylvania. As Rose reveals, ERPs matured from tools of the company into worker-led organizations that represented the interests of the mills' skilled tradesmen and workers. ERPs and management created a sophisticated bargaining structure. Meanwhile, the independent trade union gave way to the Steel Workers Organizing Committee (SWOC), a professionalized organization that expended huge resources on companywide unionization. Yet even when the SWOC secured a collective bargaining agreement in 1937, it failed to sign up a majority of the Duquesne workforce. Sophisticated and persuasive, Duquesne and the Rise of Steel Unionism confirms that what people did on the shop floor played a critical role in the course of steel unionism. Read more Details Publisher : University of Illinois Press (July 31, 2001) Language : English Hardcover : 284 pages ISBN-10 : 0252026608 ISBN-13 : 07 Item Weight : 1.35 pounds Dimensions : 9.32 x 6.36 x 1.03 inches Best Sellers Rank: #617,692 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #232 in Labor & Industrial Relations (Books) #268 in U.S. Immigrant History #304 in Labor & Industrial Economic Relations (Books) #232 in Labor & Industrial Relations (Books) We have been selling used books since 2012, and we've learned that the most important thing is doing good business. Honesty is our policy. Free Shipping We ship worldwide. We have multiple warehouses around the world, so please note the extended handling time on certain listings.
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ISBN: 0252026608
ISBN10: 0252026608
ISBN13: 9780252026607
EAN: 9780252026607
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Brand: University of Illinois Press
GTIN: 09780252026607
Book Title: Duquesne and the Rise of Steel Unionism
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Item Height: 1.1 in
Topic: United States / 20th Century, United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Industries / Manufacturing
Publication Year: 2001
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Business & Economics, History
Item Weight: 20 oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: James D. Rose
Item Width: 6 in
Book Series: Working Class in American History Ser.
Format: Hardcover
