Jim Prickett

Communists and the Communist Issue in the American Labor Movement, 1920-1950.

Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, UCLA Dept. of History

1975

Cover Page and Abstract

Chapter Titles

Pages in the original
Preface 1
Chapter One Anti-Communism and Labor History 8
Chapter Two The First Expulsions: Communism, Socialism, and the International Ladies Garment Workers Union 50
Chapter Three Communists in Auto I: Organizing the Industry 108
Chapter Four Communists in Auto II: The Rise of Walter Reuther 241
Chapter Five Communism, Democracy, and the National Maritime Union 305
Chapter Six Communists and Anti-Communists in the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America 329
Chapter Seven The Split in the CIO, 1945-1950 373
Chapter Eight Conclusion 421
Bibliography 457