The National War Labor Board: Stability, Social Justice, and the Voluntary State in World War I

by Valerie Jean Conner

Overview

Conner explains the background, organization, and workings of the National War Labor Board, created by President Wilson in April 1918. She analyzes the board's struggle to succeed and reveals how both labor and business attemted to use this partnership to further their own special interests. The author shows how, when dissatisfied private employers refused to cooperate voluntarily, the Wilson administration was forced to make compliance mandatory.

Originally published in 1980.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780807878323
Publisher:	The University of North Carolina Press
Publication date:	09/22/2011
Series:	Supplementary Volumes to The Papers of Woodrow Wilson
Edition description:	1
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)