Divided Loyalties - American Unions and the Vietnam War

This book explores the international leadership of the AFL-CIO, the UAW and UAW Local 600, the world's largest union local, and reveals that overall, working-class response to the Vietnam War mirrored that of the American society as a whole.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

I: Introduction; II: The AFL-CIO, George Meany, and the Vietnam War; III: The United Automobile Workers, Walter Reuther, and the Vietnam War; IV: Local 600 and the Vietnam War: Part I; V: Local 600 and the Vietnam War: Part II; VI: Conclusion

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Frank Koscielski

Zusammenfassung

This book explores the international leadership of the AFL-CIO, the UAW and UAW Local 600, the world's largest union local, and reveals that overall, working-class response to the Vietnam War mirrored that of the American society as a whole.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Frank Koscielski
• Mitarbeit: Frank Koscielski (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 31.10.2015
• EAN: 9781138880238
• ISBN: 978-1-138-88023-8
• Seiten: 206
• Serie: Garland Studies in the History of American Labor
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Regional- und Ländergeschichte; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; USA, Vietnam, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, HISTORY / Military / United States, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations, Trade Unions, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Modern warfare, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Vietnam War, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / Unions, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General