The Emergence of a UAW Local, 1936â 1939: A Study in Class and Culture

Friedlander, Peter

ISBN 10: 0822932954 / ISBN 13: 9780822932956

Published by University of Pittsburgh Press, 1975

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Emergence of a UAW Local, 1936â 1939: A Study in Class and Culture
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Publication Date: 1975
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0822932954
• ISBN 13: 9780822932956
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

Peter Friedlander documents the formation of a local United Automobile Workers union at a mid-sized parts factory during the turbulent 1930s. Blending oral history based on personal interviews with a keen analysis of the worker's class structure and widely varied cultural backgrounds, Freidlander describes the transformation of a working-class community by its own actions and the ensuing stratification and factionalizing within that union. The result is a firsthand account of the experience of unionization in personal and social terms.

About the Author

Peter Friedlander is assistant professor of sociology at Wayne State University.