The Electrical Workers: A History of Labor at General Electric and Westinghouse, 1923-60 |
Contents
The Companies | 3 |
The Workers | 28 |
The Silk Glove of the Company | 53 |
Early Union Leadership | 80 |
Layoff Is Always a Sore Problem | 105 |
Piecework and Money | 137 |
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