Running the rails :: capital and labor in the Philadelphia transit industry /
Philadelphia exploded in violence in 1910. The general strike that year was a notable point, but not a unique one, in a generations-long history of conflict between the workers and management at one of the nation's largest privately owned transit systems. In Running the Rails, James Wolfinger u...
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| Zusammenfassung: | Philadelphia exploded in violence in 1910. The general strike that year was a notable point, but not a unique one, in a generations-long history of conflict between the workers and management at one of the nation's largest privately owned transit systems. In Running the Rails, James Wolfinger uses the history of Philadelphia's sprawling public transportation system to explore how labor relations shifted from the 1880s to the 1960s. As transit workers adapted to fast-paced technological innovation to keep the city's people and commerce on the move, management sought to limit its employees' rights. Raw violence, welfare capitalism, race-baiting, and smear campaigns against unions were among the strategies managers used to control the company's labor force and enhance corporate profits, often at the expense of the workers' and the city's well-being. Public service workers and their unions come under frequent attack for being a "special interest" or a hindrance to the smooth functioning of society. This book offers readers a different, historically grounded way of thinking about the people who keep their cities running. Working in public transit is a difficult job now, as it was a century ago. The benefits and decent wages Philadelphia public transit workers secured--advances that were hard-won and well deserved--came as a result of fighting for decades against their exploitation. Given capital's great power in American society and management's enduring quest to control its workforce, it is remarkable to see how much Philadelphia's transit workers achieved |
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| contents | Capital and the shifting nature of social control -- Beginnings -- Working on the line -- Time of troubles -- The age of Thomas Mitten -- Hard times and a hate strike -- Labor relations and public relations -- National city lines and the imperatives of postwar capitalism -- Advances hard won and well-deserved. |
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| spelling | Wolfinger, James, author. Running the rails : capital and labor in the Philadelphia transit industry / James Wolfinger. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2016. 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file Includes bibliographical references and index. Capital and the shifting nature of social control -- Beginnings -- Working on the line -- Time of troubles -- The age of Thomas Mitten -- Hard times and a hate strike -- Labor relations and public relations -- National city lines and the imperatives of postwar capitalism -- Advances hard won and well-deserved. Print version record. Philadelphia exploded in violence in 1910. The general strike that year was a notable point, but not a unique one, in a generations-long history of conflict between the workers and management at one of the nation's largest privately owned transit systems. In Running the Rails, James Wolfinger uses the history of Philadelphia's sprawling public transportation system to explore how labor relations shifted from the 1880s to the 1960s. As transit workers adapted to fast-paced technological innovation to keep the city's people and commerce on the move, management sought to limit its employees' rights. Raw violence, welfare capitalism, race-baiting, and smear campaigns against unions were among the strategies managers used to control the company's labor force and enhance corporate profits, often at the expense of the workers' and the city's well-being. Public service workers and their unions come under frequent attack for being a "special interest" or a hindrance to the smooth functioning of society. This book offers readers a different, historically grounded way of thinking about the people who keep their cities running. Working in public transit is a difficult job now, as it was a century ago. The benefits and decent wages Philadelphia public transit workers secured--advances that were hard-won and well deserved--came as a result of fighting for decades against their exploitation. Given capital's great power in American society and management's enduring quest to control its workforce, it is remarkable to see how much Philadelphia's transit workers achieved In English. Local transit Pennsylvania Philadelphia History. Industrial relations Pennsylvania Philadelphia History. Transports publics Pennsylvanie Philadelphie Histoire. Relations industrielles Pennsylvanie Philadelphie Histoire. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Labor. bisacsh POLITICAL SCIENCE Labor & Industrial Relations. bisacsh HISTORY United States State & Local Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA) bisacsh Industrial relations fast Local transit fast Pennsylvania Philadelphia fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJrGtGVd3Pd8KWwFdVqRKd History fast has work: Running the rails (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFYP36WT9D4HxGbfhhgDjd https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Wolfinger, James. Running the rails. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2016 9781501702402 (DLC) 2015045186 (OCoLC)927381815 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBU FWS_PDA_EBU https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1132914 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Wolfinger, James Running the rails : capital and labor in the Philadelphia transit industry / Capital and the shifting nature of social control -- Beginnings -- Working on the line -- Time of troubles -- The age of Thomas Mitten -- Hard times and a hate strike -- Labor relations and public relations -- National city lines and the imperatives of postwar capitalism -- Advances hard won and well-deserved. Local transit Pennsylvania Philadelphia History. Industrial relations Pennsylvania Philadelphia History. Transports publics Pennsylvanie Philadelphie Histoire. Relations industrielles Pennsylvanie Philadelphie Histoire. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Labor. bisacsh POLITICAL SCIENCE Labor & Industrial Relations. bisacsh HISTORY United States State & Local Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA) bisacsh Industrial relations fast Local transit fast |
| title | Running the rails : capital and labor in the Philadelphia transit industry / |
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| title_full | Running the rails : capital and labor in the Philadelphia transit industry / James Wolfinger. |
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| topic | Local transit Pennsylvania Philadelphia History. Industrial relations Pennsylvania Philadelphia History. Transports publics Pennsylvanie Philadelphie Histoire. Relations industrielles Pennsylvanie Philadelphie Histoire. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Labor. bisacsh POLITICAL SCIENCE Labor & Industrial Relations. bisacsh HISTORY United States State & Local Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA) bisacsh Industrial relations fast Local transit fast |
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