Truth About the '37 Oshawa GM Strike (eBook)

They Made Cars and They Made Plans: Reds & an International Rank and File Unionized GM

Tony Leah (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2024
Baraka Books (Verlag)
978-1-77186-373-5 (ISBN)

Infos

Autoworkers in Oshawa unionized the General Motors plant in Oshawa in 1937 after a bitterly fought strike that pitted them against a rabidly anti-union government, hostile press and GM corporation. It was a major turning point in Canadian labor history. Crucial factors contributing to the strike' s success include the historical background of working-class struggle in the community, patient and courageous prior organizing by Communists, the engaged leadership of rank-and-file GM workers, and the solid support of the United Autoworkers International Union. The author focuses on the voices and actions of rank-and-file workers and on the day-to-day events, many of which have been misunderstood or misinterpreted. He takes down the false narrative the the autoworkers in Oshawa were on their own without support from the UAW/CIO leadership.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 17.10.2024
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft
• ISBN-10: 1-77186-373-0 / 1771863730
• ISBN-13: 978-1-77186-373-5 / 9781771863735