The Great Steel Strike and Its Lessons

Focusing on the 1919 steel strike, William Z. Foster, a trade unionist and Marxist politician, details the organization behind this pivotal labor movement and its eventual failure. The strike significantly impacted America's metal industry, bringing operations to a standstill. Foster's insights offer a critical examination of the challenges faced by labor movements during this era, highlighting the complexities of class struggle and union organization in early 20th-century America.