Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Foreword v
3. Author's Preface vii
4. Contents ix
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Beginnings 11
7. 2. Migratory Workers 34
8. 3. Advances and Retreats 41
9. 4. The Open Shop and the Mooney Case 57
10. 5. World War I and Postwar 75
11. 6. Unemployment, the San Francisco General Strike, and Its Aftermath 87
12. 7. Effects and Influence of the CIO 111
13. 8. Tasks and Problems: Depression and World War II 127
14. 9. In Search of a Wartime Truce 141
15. 10. Legislative Gains and Losses 157
16. 11. Minority Groups and Civil Rights 166
17. 12. General and Limited Strikes 189
18. 13. Internal Differences 198
19. 14. Expanding Political Action 206
20. 15. Policies in Times of National Crisis 217
21. 16. Right to Work 232
22. 17. Summing Up 247
23. Notes 256
24. Index 281