Labor and urban politics
by Richard Schneirov · 1998

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