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Labor's great war

by Joseph Anthony McCartin · 1997

Cover of Labor's great war

In his comprehensive look at labor issues during the decade of the Great War, McCartin explores the political, economic, and social forces that gave rise to this conflict and shows how rising labor militancy and the sudden erosion of managerial control in wartime workplaces combined to create an industrial crisis.

Industrial relationsReconstruction (1914-1939)Labor unionsLabor movementHistoryLabor movement, united statesIndustrial relations, united statesLabor unions, united states