Chicago's progressive alliance : labor and the bid for public streetcars

Chicago's progressive alliance : labor and the bid for public streetcars / Georg Leidenberger.

Author/creator	Leidenberger, Georg
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	DeKalb : Northern Illinois University Press, ©2006.
Description	viii, 202 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subject(s)	Chicago Federation of Labor and Industrial Union Council--History --20th century. Labor unions--Illinois --Chicago --Political activity --History --20th century. Electric railroads--Illinois --Chicago --History --20th century. Transportation--Illinois --Chicago --History --20th century. Progressivism (United States politics)--History --20th century.

Portion of title	Labor and the bid for public streetcars
Contents	Introduction : A streetcar named democracy-labor and the search for the common good -- Service workers and the new metropolitan unionism -- Private streetcars, public utopias, and the construction of the modern city -- The movement for municipal ownership -- The 1905 Teamsters strike -- The politics of streetcar regulation -- The eclipse of reform in a fragmented city -- Conclusion : Class, reform, and democracy in early twentieth-century America.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-195) and index.
LCCN	2005029739
ISBN	0875803563 (clothbound : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780875803562

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	HD6519.C44 L45 2006	✔ Available	Place Hold