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Labor and urban politics

by Richard Schneirov · 1998

Cover of Labor and urban politics

This finely detailed narrative is the definitive account of the rise to power of the Chicago labor movement amidst the 1877 railroad strike, the 1886 struggle over the eight-hour workday, and the 1894 Pullman strike.

HistoryPolitics and governmentLiberalismLabor unionsWorking classPolitical activityChicago (ill.), politics and governmentWorking class, united statesLabor unions, political activityLabor unions, united states