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In Transit

In Transit The Transport Workers Union in New York City, 1933-1966

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Publisher's Synopsis

This history of New York transit workers from the Great Depression to the monumental 1966 transit strike shows how, through collective action, the men and women who operated the world's largest transit system brought about a virtual revolution in their daily lives. Detailed descriptions of boh transit work and transit workers and a full account of the formation and development of the Transport Workers Union (TWU) provide new insight into the nature of modern industrial unionism. The TWU's pioneering role in public sector unionism is linked to worker militancy and the union's deep involvement in New York politics. In Transit makes a major contribution to the history of American labour, radicalism, and urban politics.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780195045116
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 331.890413805097471
DEWEY edition: 19
Language: English
Number of pages: 434
Weight: 789g
Height: 235mm
Width: 155mm
Spine width: 25mm