Knocking on Labor’s Door: Union Organizing in the 1970s and the Roots of a New Economic Divide (Justice, Power, and Politics)

by Lane Windham

Paperback, 2019

Status

Available

Pages

312

Tags

U.S. Labor History: Overviews and 20th Century, Social Studies: Working Women

Genres

Collection

Your library

Publication

The University of North Carolina Press (2019), Edition: Reprint, 312 pages

Description

Highlighting the integral, often-overlooked contributions of women, people of color, young workers, and Southerners, Lane Windham reveals how in the 1970s workers combined old working-class tools - like unions and labour law - with legislative gains from the civil and women's rights movements to help shore up their prospects.

Awards

David Montgomery Award (2018)

Language

English

Original language

English

Physical description

312 p.; 9.25 inches

ISBN

1469654776 / 9781469654775

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