Janet Irons
Biographic Data
| ID | 3767741 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Janet Irons |
| GIVEN NAMES | Janet |
| FAMILY NAME | Irons |
| SIGNATURE | IRONS J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Lock Haven University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Tangled: Organizing the Southern Textile Industry, 1930-1934
The General Textile Strike of 1934: From Maine to Alabama
In January 1933, United Textile Workers of America was in danger of collapse. Its membership was no larger than 15,000; its attempts to organize southern workers had failed disastrously; and it was constantly under attack from rival organizations. Yet, barely eighteen months later, with 300,000 dues-paying members, with newly established or revived branches covering southern cotton textile workers, as well as northern woolen and worsted workers, …
Culture of Misfortune: An Interpretive History of Textile Unionism in the United States
The problem child of the labor movement, textile unionism in the United States has been plagued by a history of failures. Workers have faced a chronically volatile industry located in two distinct regions, one of which—the South—had a reputation for “virulent” anti-unionism. To add to the difficulties, the cultures of northern and southern textile workers have been so different that it has been difficult for the latter to unite. While there is no…
Hard Work: The Making of Labor History
Testing the New Deal: The General Textile Strike of 1934 in the American South
In September 1934 two-thirds of the southern textile labor force walked off their jobs, inspired by Roosevelt's New to protest employer harassment and massive industry restructuring. After three weeks, the union that led the strike called it off in return for government promises that remained unfulfilled. Thousands of workers were blacklisted and conditions in the southern mills deteriorated rapidly. Humiliated and demoralized, strike participant…
Testing the New Deal: The General Textile Strike of 1934 in the American South
Journal Article Testing the New Deal: The General Textile Strike of 1934 in the American South. By Janet Irons. (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2000. x, 262 pp. Cloth, $45.00, ISBN 0-252-02527-X. Paper, $16.95, ISBN 0-252-06840-8.) Get access Robert Justin Goldstein Robert Justin Goldstein Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 87,…
Testing the New Deal: The General Strike of 1934 in the American South
Gastonia, 1929: The Story of the Loray Mill Strike
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Gastonia, 1929: The Story of the Loray Mill Strike
Testing the New Deal: The General Textile Strike of 1934 in the American South
In September 1934 two-thirds of the southern textile labor force walked off their jobs, inspired by Roosevelt's New to protest employer harassment and massive industry restructuring. After three weeks, the union that led the strike called it off in return for government promises that remained unfulfilled. Thousands of workers were blacklisted and conditions in the southern mills deteriorated rapidly. Humiliated and demoralized, strike participant…
Testing the New Deal: The General Textile Strike of 1934 in the American South
Journal Article Testing the New Deal: The General Textile Strike of 1934 in the American South. By Janet Irons. (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2000. x, 262 pp. Cloth, $45.00, ISBN 0-252-02527-X. Paper, $16.95, ISBN 0-252-06840-8.) Get access Robert Justin Goldstein Robert Justin Goldstein Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 87,…
Testing the New Deal: The General Strike of 1934 in the American South
Culture of Misfortune: An Interpretive History of Textile Unionism in the United States
The problem child of the labor movement, textile unionism in the United States has been plagued by a history of failures. Workers have faced a chronically volatile industry located in two distinct regions, one of which—the South—had a reputation for “virulent” anti-unionism. To add to the difficulties, the cultures of northern and southern textile workers have been so different that it has been difficult for the latter to unite. While there is no…
Hard Work: The Making of Labor History
The General Textile Strike of 1934: From Maine to Alabama
In January 1933, United Textile Workers of America was in danger of collapse. Its membership was no larger than 15,000; its attempts to organize southern workers had failed disastrously; and it was constantly under attack from rival organizations. Yet, barely eighteen months later, with 300,000 dues-paying members, with newly established or revived branches covering southern cotton textile workers, as well as northern woolen and worsted workers, …
Tangled: Organizing the Southern Textile Industry, 1930-1934
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