The Samuel Gompers Papers, Volume 11: The Postwar Years 1918-21 Volume 11

By Samuel Gompers

Volume 11 of the Samuel Gompers Papers documents a pivotal moment in labor history, when the wartime promise of industrial democracy gave way to business as usual in the postwar world. Spanning a turbulent period of wildcat strikes, racial unrest, and political experimentation, this volume presents the efforts of Gompers and the AFL to defend collective bargaining, protect hard-won wartime gains, and advance labor's role as a partner in economic prosperity and social progress. This indispensable volume includes such episodes as the Seattle General Strike, the 1919 coal and steel strikes, the rise of the "American" open-shop plan, and John L. Lewis's unsuccessful campaign to replace Gompers as AFL president. It also covers Gompers's participation in the Versailles Peace Conference, his involvement with anti-immigration legislation, the founding of the AFL's Nonpartisan Political Campaign Committee, and the demands of black and women workers in the postwar era.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252033892
• ISBN13: 9780252033896
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 704 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.2" x 9.3"