The Burlington Strike: Its Motives and Methods; Including the Causes of the Strike, Remote and Direct, and the Relations to It, of the Organizations ... Switchmen's M. A. A (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Charles H. Salmons

9780656182183: The Burlington Strike: Its Motives and Methods; Including the Causes of the Strike, Remote and Direct, and the Relations to It, of the Organizations ... Switchmen's M. A. A (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0656182180 ISBN 13: 9780656182183

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2019

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Understanding the Burlington Strike and its lessons for labor and management

A historical account that examines the motives, methods, and outcomes of a defining moment in American labor relations. Drawing on records, letters, and witness accounts, this edition presents the events around the Burlington strike with clarity and context, helping readers grasp why workers took action and how companies responded.

This edition situates the strike within its broader social and economic setting, focusing on the people, decisions, and pressures that shaped the confrontation between labor organizations and a major railroad company. It aims to illuminate the stakes for workers, managers, and policy makers, while avoiding speculation beyond what the record supports.

Learn the central causes cited by the engineers and firemen, and how those concerns escalated into action.
See how the strike was organized, communicated, and sustained across a vast railroad system.
Explore the roles of different labor groups, leadership figures, and the company’s response.
Understand the long-term questions about capital, labor, and regulation that the episode raised.

Ideal for readers of labor history, industrial relations, and 19th–20th century American industry who want a documented, readable account of one of the era’s most significant labor conflicts.

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