The Emergence of a UAW Local, 1936–1939

Download or read book The Emergence of a UAW Local, 1936–1939 written by Peter Friedlander and published by University of Pittsburgh Pre. This book was released on 2010-11-23 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peter Friedlander documents the formation of a local United Automobile Workers union at a mid-sized parts factory during the turbulent 1930s. Blending oral history based on personal interviews with a keen analysis of the worker's class structure and widely varied cultural backgrounds, Freidlander describes the transformation of a working-class community by its own actions and the ensuing stratification and factionalizing within that union. The result is a firsthand account of the experience of unionization in personal and social terms.