Divided Loyalties: The Public and Private Life of Labor Leader John Mitchell (SUNY series in American Labor History)
By Craig Phelan.
Description
John Mitchell was a contradictory figure, representing the best and worst labor leadership had to offer at the turn of the century. Articulate, intelligent, and a skillful negotiator, Mitchell made effective use of the press and political opportunities as well as the muscle of his union. He was also manipulative, calculating, tremendously ambitious, and prone to place more trust in the business community than in his own rank and file.Phelan relates Mitchell’s life to many issues currently being debated by labor historians, such as organized labor’s search for respectability, its...
ISBN(s)
0791420884, 9780791420881
