Workers, mills, and unions before 1945 -- Cracking the textile industry: Operation Dixie, 1946-1953 -- "What do we need a union for? we've never had it so good": the problem of rising wages in Operation Dixie -- "Winning elections isn't enough": postwar strikes -- Moving Southern wages: the 1951 general strike -- Losing on the relief line: the 1951 strike in Danville, Virginia -- The death of the union: the fallout from the 1951 general strike -- Breaking the chains of slavery: unionization and social change in Rockingham, North Carolina
Summary
Describes the experiences of the Textile Workers Union of America (TUWA) in the southern states of the USA, focusing on the organizing efforts made by the union in this region. Traces the failure of a major organizing campaign by the CIO and examines the outcomes of numerous strikes. Investigates the effects of these events on the region as a whole and on individual communities of textile workers
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-271) and index
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