The Company Union Movement, 1900-1937: A Reexamination - Daniel Nelson

A paper by Daniel Nelson about 'company unions' in the United States during the years of 1900-1937.

Originally appeared in The Business History Review, Vol. 56, No. 3. (Autumn, 1982), pp. 335-357.

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