Labor, civil rights, and the Hughes Tool Company
Michael R. Botson, Jr.
| Year of publication: |
c 2005 ; 1. ed.
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| Authors: | Botson, Michael R. |
| Publisher: |
College Station, Tex. : Texas A & M University Press |
| Subject: | Arbeitnehmerschutz | Employment protection | Gewerkschaftsbewegung | Trade union movement | Metallverarbeitende Industrie | Metalworking industry | Industriegeschichte | Industrial history | USA | United States | Houston, Tex. | Diskriminierung | Schwarze | Gewerkschaftsmitglied | 1910-1960 |
| Description of contents: | Table of Contents [loc.gov] |
| Extent: | XIV, 265 S. Ill. 24cm |
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| Series: | The Kenneth E. Montague series in oil and business history. - College Station, Tex. : Texas A & M University Press, ZDB-ID 2204310-X. - Vol. 16 |
| Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-253) and index Houston's working class and the origins of organized labor in the Bayou City -- How it all began : Houston, labor, oil, and working at Mr. Hughes's place -- Labor at Hughes Tool, 1929-1934 : hard times, Jim Crow, unions, and Uncle Sam -- Industrial democracy comes to the monarchy of Hughes street : the Wagner Act, the CIO, and Hughes Tool, 1935-1940 -- Jim Crow wearing steel-toed shoes and safety glasses : Hughes Tool's race-based unionism, 1940-1943 -- The battle for union security and civil rights : labor's war at Hughes Tool, 1943-1946 -- The Independent Metal Workers Union era, 1946-1961 -- No gold watch for Jim Crow's retirement |
| ISBN: | 1-58544-438-3 |
| Classification: | USA |
| Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010505503