Memoir written by Daniel Tobin, President of the Teamsters (1907-1952) and former member of the Executive Council of the American Federation of Labor (AFL). Written at the behest of union leadership, the 574 page memoir (pp. 149-200 and 404-429 not included with donation), describes Tobin's early childhood in Ireland, his immigration and early years in Boston, and his eventual election as president of the Teamsters. Tobin discusses his work with the union and details the history of several affiliated unions in their collaborative struggles in the labor movement. Tobin also discusses strikes in Boston and Chicago, AFL conventions, the World Conference of Labor in Europe, legislation such as the Wagner Act and the National Relations Act, presidential campaigns for Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt, and the effects of the World Wars and the Depression on labor in the U.S.
