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The Independent Labor Movement and Its Central Role
An analysis of independent unions challenging Gompers era control. It notes the One Big Union motto, the rise of Yardmen's Association and Amalgamated Metal Workers, I W W influence in metal mines and lumber, and a New York central labor council. The piece argues for building a true militant industrial union from existing independent unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gompers
Yardmen’s Association
Mergig
A. F. of L
Amalgamated Metal Workers
West
Central Labor Council of
New York
Independent Labor Movement