Cold War in the Working Class
Author | : Ronald L. Filippelli |
Publisher | : SUNY Press |
Total Pages | : 318 |
Release | : 1995-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0791421813 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780791421819 |
Rating | : 4/5 (819 Downloads) |
Download or read book Cold War in the Working Class written by Ronald L. Filippelli and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells the story of the rise and decline of the United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers of America (UE) from 1933 to 1990. Once the third-largest industrial union in the United States, the UE was the most powerful left-wing institution in U.S. history and arguably the most significant victim of the anti-communist purges that marked post-World War II America. This is an institutional study of the formation of the UE and the struggle for its control by left-wing and right-wing factions. Unlike most books on unions during the Cold War, this study carries the story up to the present, showing the long-term effects of the ideological battles.