Notice bibliographique
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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Pearson, Chad (1975-....)
Titre(s) : Reform or repression [Texte imprimé] : organizing America's anti-union movement / Chad Pearson
Publication : Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, copyright [2016]
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (viii, 303 pages) : illustrations ; 24 cm
Collection : American business, politics, and society
Lien à la collection : American business, politics, and society
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-288) and index
"Historians have characterized the open-shop movement of the early twentieth century
as a cynical attempt by business to undercut the labor movement by twisting the American
ideals of independence and self-sufficiency to their own ends. The precursors to today's
right-to-work movement, advocates of the open shop in the Progressive Era argued that
honest workers should have the right to choose whether or not to join a union free
from all pressure. At the same time, business owners systematically prevented unionization
in their workplaces. While most scholars portray union opponents as knee-jerk conservatives,
Chad Pearson demonstrates that many open-shop proponents identified themselves as
progressive reformers and benevolent guardians of America's economic and political
institutions. By exploring the ways in which employers and their allies in journalism,
law, politics, and religion drew attention to the reformist, rather than repressive,
character of the open-shop movement, Pearson's book forces us to consider the origins,
character, and limitations of this movement in new ways. Throughout his study, Pearson
describes class tensions, noting that open-shop campaigns primarily benefited management
and the nation's most economically privileged members at the expense of ordinary people.
Pearson's analysis of archives, trade journals, newspapers, speeches, and other primary
sources elucidates the mentalities of his subjects and their times, rediscovering
forgotten leaders and offering fresh perspectives on well-known figures such as Theodore
Roosevelt, Louis Brandeis, Booker T. Washington and George Creel. Reform or Repression
sheds light on businessmen who viewed strong urban-based employers' and citizens'
associations, weak unions, and managerial benevolence as the key to their own, as
well as the nation's, progress and prosperity."--Publisher's description
Sujet(s) : Syndicats -- États-Unis -- 1800-....
Clauses de sécurité syndicale -- États-Unis -- 1800-....
Employeurs -- Associations -- États-Unis -- 1800-....
Relations professionnelles -- États-Unis -- 1800-....
Genre ou forme : Études de cas
Indice(s) Dewey :
331.880 973 (23e éd.) = Syndicats - États-Unis
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780812247763. - ISBN 0812247760
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb466472999
Notice n° :
FRBNF46647299
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Introduction. Reformers and fighters: employers and the labor problem ; Part I.
Nation. Fighting "union dictation": birth of the open-shop movement ; "For the protection
of the common people": citizens, progressives, and "free workers" ; Part II. Region.
A tale of two men: class traitors and strikebreaking in Cleveland ; Avenging McKinley:
organized employers in Buffalo ; Making the "city of prosperity": the poetry of industrial
harmony in Worcester ; "A solid south for the open shop": N.F. Thompson and the labor
solution ; Conclusion. Creating the "common good": individual rights, industrial
progress, and virtuous citizenship.
