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Download full textRichardson, Reed C. – 1970
This publication attempts to explain, through historical description, the organizational structure of labor unions in the U.S. and the influence of major unions over the initiation of decision making policies governing their membership. Begun in 1792, with the unification of a group of Philadelphia shoemakers, labor unions spread from local to…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Labor Demands, Labor Legislation, Labor Problems
Peer reviewedMcClure, Kevin R. – Communication Quarterly, 1996
Analyzes a case where a group of local steelworkers in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area, in conjunction with a small group of Protestant ministers, sought to gain public support for the redress of grievances, and how their subordination by the United Steel Workers' union and the Lutheran Church influenced their rhetorical activities. (SR)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Communication Research, Discourse Analysis, Higher Education
