Labor's Struggle for Freedom.

Published by Published by Labor Chest for the Relief and Liberation of Workers of Europe, NYC., 1937

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GREEN, William and John L. Lewis and A.S. Lipschitz. Labor's Struggle for Freedom. Published by Labor Chest for the Relief and Liberation of Workers of Europe, NYC. 7.5"x 5.25", 22pp. Original wrappers. Provenance: Library of Congress, with a few of their rubber stamps; this was a gift from the "Chest for Liberation of Workers of Europe, May 13, 1938", written in pencil on the back of the front cover. VG copy. As it turns out, this pamphlet is at least scarcethere are only 8 copies located in WorldCat (all top-notch libraries) and there is almost no mention of the work that I can find online. [++] William Green was president of the American Federation of Labor; John L. Lewis was president of United Mine Workers of America; Lipschitz was president of the Labor Chest. The treasurer for the Labor Chest was David Dubinsky, the well-known leader of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union. This is a strong and bitter condemnation of the Hitler regime's treatment of the workers and labor unions in Germany ("the special target of Hitler's hatred"), from destroying unions to destroying and killing the workers. "The Nazi government has had four years to show that our fears and our decision were wrong. Instead the record of their regime reveals a program more thorough in its ghastly practices than any could have foreseen in 1933." The last lines of the pamphlet: "The ledger of the German working people is written in blood. The Nazis will pay.".…

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Title
Labor's Struggle for Freedom.
Author
GREEN, William and John L. Lewis and A.S. Lipschitz.
Publisher
Published by Labor Chest for the Relief and Liberation of Workers of Europe, NYC.
Publication year
1937
Condition
Very Good
Binding
Soft cover
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Social History, WWII

JF Ptak Science Books

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