Strikebreaking & Intimidation

Strikebreaking & Intimidation
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Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Total Pages : 348
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ISBN-10 : 0807853739
ISBN-13 : 9780807853733
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Book Synopsis Strikebreaking & Intimidation by : Stephen Harlan Norwood

Download or read book Strikebreaking & Intimidation written by Stephen Harlan Norwood and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first systematic study of anti-unionism and strikebreaking in the U.S., Norwood traces the history of violence between strikers and the mercenary forces (whose diverse ranks included college students, African Americans, the unemployed, and organized crime associates) called in by corporations to break strikes.


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