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First published in 1973. In this study of trade union political
activity in the period since 1945, the author demolishes much of
the original rhetoric and inherited wisdom to provide an
alternative insight on the entire subject of unions in politics.
For his study the author has chosen to examine, in detail, the
political interests and activities of a representative group of
British unions, while an extended chapter makes a comparative
assessment of the American experience. This title will be of
interest to scholars and students of history and politics.
First published in 1973. In this study of trade union political
activity in the period since 1945, the author demolishes much of
the original rhetoric and inherited wisdom to provide an
alternative insight on the entire subject of unions in politics.
For his study the author has chosen to examine, in detail, the
political interests and activities of a representative group of
British unions, while an extended chapter makes a comparative
assessment of the American experience. This title will be of
interest to scholars and students of history and politics.
Neither an autobiography nor a scholarly analysis, Labor's
Struggles, 1945-1950: A Participant's View is a skilful blend of
both genres. Informative and original in its insights and analyses,
this book provides the reader with information available from no
other source. These insights must be included in any subsequent
efforts to interpret this period in labour history. Richter based
this account largely on his own experience as legislative
representative for the United Auto Workers - C.I.O. from 1943 to
1947, as well as on documents and conversations from that period,
supplemented with historical research. This study of policy making
in union headquarters and in Washington focuses on the 1945 splits
within the C.I.O. as well as the sharp divisions between the
'social' C.I.O. and the 'opportunistic' A.F.L. In addition, it
focuses on the Labour Management (Taft-Hartley) Act of 1947 which
divided an already fragmented movement.
Neither an autobiography nor a scholarly analysis, Labor's
Struggles, 1945-1950: A Participant's View is a skillful blend of
both genres. Informative and original in its insights and analyses,
this book provides the reader with information available from no
other source. These insights must be included in any subsequent
efforts to interpret this period in labor history. Richter based
this account largely on his own experience as legislative
representative for the United Auto Workers-CIO from 1943 to 1947,
as well as on documents and conversations from that period,
supplemented with historical research. Active in the effort to
educate the working class on all important historical and
legislative issues and on the political process, Richter wrote and
lectured often for UAW and other union audiences and authored a
syndicated column that was frequently featured on the front pages
of local union papers and city and state central council papers.
This study of policy making in union headquarters and in Washington
focuses on the 1945 splits within the CIO as well as the sharp
divisions between the "social" CIO and the "opportunistic" AFL. In
addition, it focuses on the Labor Management (Taft-Hartley) Act of
1947, which divided an already fragmented movement. A foreword by
David Montgomery, a prominent labor historian, introduces the
author's story.
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