U.s. Steel Recognizes the Steel Workers Organizing Committee as an Official Bargaining Agent - Research Article from St. James Encyclopedia of Labor History Worldwide

This encyclopedia article consists of approximately 11 pages of information about U.s. Steel Recognizes the Steel Workers Organizing Committee as an Official Bargaining Agent.

U.s. Steel Recognizes the Steel Workers Organizing Committee as an Official Bargaining Agent - Research Article from St. James Encyclopedia of Labor History Worldwide

This encyclopedia article consists of approximately 11 pages of information about U.s. Steel Recognizes the Steel Workers Organizing Committee as an Official Bargaining Agent.
This section contains 3,065 words
(approx. 11 pages at 300 words per page)
Buy the U.s. Steel Recognizes the Steel Workers Organizing Committee as an Official Bargaining Agent Encyclopedia Article

United States 1937

Synopsis

On 2 March 1937 the United States Steel Corporation, throughout its history a fierce opponent of organized labor, signed a preliminary agreement recognizing the Steel Workers Organizing Committee (SWOC) as a legitimate bargaining agent for employees who were members of that organization. The two parties signed a formal contract on 17 March. These agreements were the culmination of secret talks between Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) president John L. Lewis and U.S. Steel chairman Myron Taylor. The agreement was the first victory for SWOC in its efforts to represent the entire steel industry. That violence was not used to prevent unionization made the victory even more surprising. The agreement with U.S. Steel led directly to many other steel firms recognizing...

(read more)

This section contains 3,065 words
(approx. 11 pages at 300 words per page)
Buy the U.s. Steel Recognizes the Steel Workers Organizing Committee as an Official Bargaining Agent Encyclopedia Article
Copyrights
Gale
U.s. Steel Recognizes the Steel Workers Organizing Committee as an Official Bargaining Agent from Gale. ©2005-2006 Thomson Gale, a part of the Thomson Corporation. All rights reserved.