Pure and Simple Politics: The American Federation of Labor and Political Activism, 1881-1917Cambridge University Press, 2. nov. 2006 - 312 sider Scholarship on American labor politics has been dominated by the view that the American Federation of Labor, the dominant labor organization, rejected political action in favor of economic strategies. Based upon extensive research into labor and political party records, this study demonstrates that, despite the common belief, the AFL devoted great attention to political activity. The organization's main strategy, however, which Julie Greene terms 'pure and simple politics', dictated that trade unionists alone should shape American labor politics. Exploring the period from 1881 to 1917, Pure and Simple Politics focuses on the quandaries this approach generated for American trade unionists. Politics for AFL members became a highly contested terrain, as leaders attempted to implement a strategy which many rank-and-file workers rejected. Furthermore, its drive to achieve political efficacy increasingly exposed the AFL to forces beyond its control, as party politicians and other individuals began seeking to influence labor's political strategy and tactics. |
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... labor movement . Indeed , one of the AFL's most important services to the trade unions lay in stripping the central labor unions of their most essential powers . This transformed the labor movement's structure and influenced both its ...
... labor movement . Indeed , one of the AFL's most important services to the trade unions lay in stripping the central labor unions of their most essential powers . This transformed the labor movement's structure and influenced both its ...
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... labor unions often led battles for shorter work days or founded political parties . In 1886 , for example , a move- ment ... Trade Union , 342 . 66 Ulman , Rise of the National Trade Union , 342 ; David Scobey , " Boycotting the Politics ...
... labor unions often led battles for shorter work days or founded political parties . In 1886 , for example , a move- ment ... Trade Union , 342 . 66 Ulman , Rise of the National Trade Union , 342 ; David Scobey , " Boycotting the Politics ...
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... labor movement . Its founders created the AFL to be a weak federa- tion , one that upheld the principle of autonomy ... labor movement independent of the national unions . " 75 Skilled craftsmen created the American Federation of Labor ...
... labor movement . Its founders created the AFL to be a weak federa- tion , one that upheld the principle of autonomy ... labor movement independent of the national unions . " 75 Skilled craftsmen created the American Federation of Labor ...
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Gompers and the Triumph of Conservative Unionism | 36 |
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Labors New Century | 93 |
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