University of California, Berkeley, Institute of Industrial Relations Oral History Project Transcripts, ca. 1956-1961

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University of California, Berkeley, Institute of Industrial Relations Oral History Project Transcripts, ca. 1956-1961

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5 boxes (2.5 linear ft.)

eng,

University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.

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Administrative History During the mid-twentieth century, the American Labor Movement reached a pinnacle of power and influence within society. The Second World War required that labor be managed as a strategic resource; the high productivity of workers during the war carried over in the peace time economy, which experienced a sustained economic "boom." Unlike European labor relations, where unions play an "official" role in government, the Am...