The Trade Unions and the War
by William Z. Foster
- Used
- Condition
- Near-fine. Minor toning, dust soiling.
- Seller
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Tolland, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Workers Library Publishers, Inc, 1942. Near-fine. Minor toning, dust soiling.. A brief meditation on the importance of labor, worker's rights, and national unity during the early days of the Second World War, by an important twentieth century American labor organizer. Addresses the subjects of mobilization of labor, production, adequate wartime wages and working conditions, and offers a chapter on "The Unions and the Negro People" and civil rights. Calls for trade union unity for success. Advertises War Bonds on the final page, and includes a list of related reading on the lower wrapper. "William Z. Foster (1881-1961) was a radical American labor organizer and Communist politician, whose career included serving as General Secretary of the Communist Party USA from 1945 to 1957. He was previously a member of the Socialist Party of America and the Industrial Workers of the World, leading the drive to organize the packinghouse industry during World War I and the steel strike of 1919" (Wikipedia).
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- Seller
- Eclectibles (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 23010328
- Title
- The Trade Unions and the War
- Author
- William Z. Foster
- Book Condition
- Used - Near-fine. Minor toning, dust soiling.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Workers Library Publishers, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1942
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- ABAA-WINTER-2024, Second World War,Trade Unions,Unionizing and Worker's Rights,Communism,American Labor Movement
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