The context of wartime labor relations -- The mobilizing period -- The response to war -- The War Labor Board and the law of collective bargaining -- Managerial prerogatives -- The institutional security of unions -- The no-strike pledge in principal and practice -- The new industrial workers --...

One of the oldest, strongest, and largest labor organizations in the U.S., the American Federation of Labor (AFL) had 4 million members in over 20,000 union locals during World War II. The AFL played a key role in wartime production and was a major actor in the contentious relationship between...