American vanguard : the United Auto Workers during the Reuther years, 1935-1970 / / John Barnard.

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Barnard, John, 1932-

American vanguard : the United Auto Workers during the Reuther years, 1935-1970 / / John Barnard.

Detroit : Wayne State University Press, ©2004.

xiv, 607 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

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Table of contents http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip047/2003017663.html

"The struggles and victories of the UAW form an important chapter in the story of American democracy. American Vanguard is the first and only history of the union available for both general and academic audiences. In this narrative, John Barnard not only records the controversial issues tackled by the UAW but also lends them immediacy through details about the workers and their environments, the leaders and the challenges they faced, and the vision that guided these activists. Throughout, Barnard traces the UAW's twofold goal: to create an industrial democracy in the workplace and to pursue a social-democratic agenda in the interest of the public at large."--Jacket.

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 497-585) and index.

"Hurry up!": The auto industry before the union -- "The genie is out of the bottle": Toward an auto worker's union, 1933-37 -- "Storming the stronghold of the open shop": The year of the sit-down strikes, 1937 -- "An insecure person who happened on historic times": President Homer Martin, 1937-38 -- "A fight for the survival of the union": Resolving the leadership crisis, 1938-41 -- "UAW-CIO, makes the army roll and go": The UAW in World War II, 1941-45 -- "Teamwork in the leadership and solidarity in the ranks": The Reuther era begins, 1945-60 -- "The glory days of growth and rich settlements": Better lives for auto workers and their families, 1948-60 -- "Give 'em hell, Harry!": The political battlefront, 1948-60 -- "Some frosting on the Chrysler birthday cake": New frontiers in bargaining, 1960-68 -- "Something short of perfect": New frontiers in politics, 1960-65 -- "A stressful time": The issues of war and racial justice, 1965-70 -- "A whole new middle class": End of an era, 1960-70.

NMAH copy Purchased from the NMAH Library Endowment.

International Union, United Automobile Workers of America (CIO) -- History.

Automobile industry and trade -- United States -- History.

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