03396nam 22008174a 450 991077829760332120200520144314.00-8147-4835-X0-8147-4913-51-4356-0037-110.18574/nyu/9780814749135(CKB)1000000000476547(EBL)865639(OCoLC)779828158(MiAaPQ)EBC865639(OCoLC)191928839(MdBmJHUP)muse10679(Au-PeEL)EBL865639(CaPaEBR)ebr10170564(CaONFJC)MIL895744(DE-B1597)548039(DE-B1597)9780814749135(PPN)260820083(EXLCZ)99100000000047654720060328d2006 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierLabor's home front[electronic resource] the American Federation of Labor during World War II /Andrew E. Kersten ; consulting editor, Harvey J. KayeNew York New York University Pressc20061 online resource (288 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8147-4824-4 0-8147-4786-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-267) and index.The politics of "equality of sacrifice" : the AFL and wartime labor relations -- Putting the shackles on labor : the AFL and the fight against the open shop -- Building ships for democracy : the AFL, the boilermakers, and wartime racial justice in Portland and Providence -- "Under the stress of necessity" : women and the AFL -- Union against union : the AFL and CIO rivalry -- Death in the factories : worker safety and the AFL -- Planning America's future : the AFL and postwar planning.One of the oldest, strongest, and largest labor organizations in the U.S., the American Federation of Labor (AFL) had 4 million members in over 20,000 union locals during World War II. The AFL played a key role in wartime production and was a major actor in the contentious relationship between the state, organized labor, and the working class in the 1940's. The war years are pivotal in the history of American labor, but books on the AFL's experiences are scant, with far more on the radical Congress of Industrial Unions (CIO). Andrew E. Kersten closes this gap with Labor's Home Front , challengingLabor policyUnited States20th centuryWorld War, 1939-1945United States1940s.American.Federation.actor.between.class.contentious.history.labor.major.organized.played.production.relationship.role.state.wartime.which.working.Labor policyWorld War, 1939-1945331.880973/09044Kersten Andrew Edmund1969-1576376MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778297603321Labor's home front3854103UNINA