Bloodless Victories: The Rise and Fall of the Open Shop in the Philadelphia Metal Trades, 1890–1940

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Howell John Harris

Bloodless Victories

The Rise and Fall of the Open Shop in the Philadelphia Metal Trades, 1890–1940

Howell John Harris

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Cambridge University Press
02 November 2006

History of the Americas; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Industrialisation & industrial history; Manufacturing industries; Iron, steel & metals industries

This book, first published in 2000, examines how a group of manufacturers of metal products

- 'everything from buttonhooks to battleships' - in America's third biggest city helped each other to meet the challenges of organized labour (and sometimes an interventionist state) in the half-century between the 'second industrial revolution' and the Second World War. After thirty years of success, the employers were finally overwhelmed by a resurgent labour movement backed by New Deal politicians and administrators. Their story offers the broadest and most detailed account available of the industrial relations problems and policies of small and mid-sized firms in this period. This book analyses labour issues by means of a careful local case study, but its conclusions about the interplay of labour, organized capital, law and the state in determining the fate of workers' rights and employers' interests have broad relevance to the history and politics of twentieth-century industrial relations.

By: Howell John Harris
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 708g
ISBN: 9780521028394
ISBN 10: 0521028396
Pages: 476
Publication Date: 02 November 2006
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active