Labor, civil rights, and the Hughes Tool Company / Michael R. Botson, Jr.
| Author/creator |
Botson, Michael R., 1951- |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | College Station : Texas A&M University Press, ©2005. |
| Description | xiv, 265 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subject(s) |
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| Series | Kenneth E. Montague series in oil and business history ; no. 16 Kenneth E. Montague series in oil and business history no. 16. ^A375307 |
| Contents | 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-253) and index. |
| LCCN | 2005000862 |
| ISBN | 1585444383 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | HD6517.T4 B67 2005 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |