The thesis of this article is that business unionism was not a development of the 1870s and 1880s, but has instead been a central and persistent characteristic of the organizations formed by American workers throughout most of our history. (Author's abstract courtesy EBSCO.)

One of the prime objectives of the Taft-Hartley Act was clearly to introduce a greater element of democracy into the internal affairs of labor unions. Provisions such as those on the closed shop, the union shop polls, filing requirements, and decertification elections were all based to some...

Pays tribute to author Selig Perlman. Contributions to industrial relations literature; Brief biographical information; Overview of his book "History of Labour in the United States"; Discussion of his theory of the labor movement. (Abstract copyright EBSCO.)

The Association of Catholic Trade Unionists is a unique labor organization. It has grown in influence and today it is an important factor in a number of unions. The Association has entered a field that formerly was occupied exclusively by leftist groups (Socialists, Communists, and...

Examines the independent unions in the U.S., or the unions unaffiliated with the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO). Types of independent unions; Effect of AFL-CIO merger on railroad unions; Role of the United Mine Workers and John L. Lewis in the...

When Professor Selig Perlman's "A Theory of the Labor Movement" was published in 1928, labor relations in the United States were on a simpler level than they are in 1950. Whether or not Professor Perlman's insights were conditioned by the history of the American labor movement up to 1928 and are...

Plans for infiltrating into labor unions and converting them to radical organizations are based on a belief that labor unions can serve as effective instruments for producting social change, or upon the assumption that they are political organizations. The fraternal and political activities of...

Discusses the history and development of merchant mariners' unions in the U.S. Activities of trade unions before World War I; Revival of unionism after World War I; Unification of the maritime and longshore unions in April 1935; Communist infiltration; Formation of the National Maritime Union (NMU)...