American Labor History from World War I to
CUNY Queens College
CourseHIST 274
The history of work, workers, and the union movement from the early twentieth century to the present. Topics include scientific management, mass production, the rise of the AFL and challenges to it, labor radicalism, New Deal labor reforms, racial and sexual discrimination, union politics, the changing working-class standard of living, and the decline of unionism during the 1980s and 1990s.
Credits
3 credits
Course Code
HIST 274