Description
As the twentieth century dawned on western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio, the region's steel industry faced a struggle for unionism. Strong managers like Judge Elbert Gary and Tom Girdler opposed every move forward.
Regardless, unionists like Philip Murray, John L. Lewis, Samuel Gompers and Gus Hall battled for fair wages, hours and working conditions. Tensions from issues of immigration, class, skill and race erupted throughout the industry. The tribulations led to widespread steel strikes directed by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers and the Steel Workers Organizing Committee. Author Dale Richard Perelman charts the struggle and decline of the nation's most prominent regional steel industry.
Author: Dale Richard Perelman
Publisher: History Press
Published: 03/26/2018
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.10w x 0.40d
ISBN13: 9781467138543
ISBN10: 1467138541
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD,
- History | United States | State & Local | Midwest(IA,IL,IN,KS,MI,MN,MO
- Business & Economics | Industries | Manufacturing