Ahmed White discusses his book Under the Iron Heel: The Wobblies and the Capitalist War on Radical Workers from russian bare Watch Video

⏲ Duration: 36 min 61 sec
✓ Published: 31-Oct-2023

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The Labor History Research Center to present another recording in our ongoing series of labor history book talks. Professor Ahmed White joined us to discuss his book Under the Iron Heel: The Wobblies and the Capitalist War on Radical Workers. The book explores how the most radical union of its age and the first truly successful One Big Union was dismantled.nnIn 1917, the Industrial Workers of the World was rapidly gaining strength and members. Within a decade, this radical union was effectively