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Zieger, Robert Harman was born on August 2, 1938 in Englewood, New Jersey, United States. Son of John H. Zieger and Grace Elizabeth Harman.
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At no other time in American history had labor unrest been more evident than the period immediately after World War I. Robert H. Zeiger here recounts the labor problems that faced the Republican administrations of Presidents Harding and Coolidge―massive strikes, antiracial hysteria, and the hardening of class attitudes throughout the nation― and describes the programs and policies of Republican leaders―particularly those of Herbert Hoover―to solve them. Zeiger finds that while suspicion and animosity between the Republicans and the union leaders persisted, the rising prosperity of the nation, together with the adroit efforts of Hoover and his associates, tended to lessen the influence of extremists in both groups. Labor reached an accommodation of sorts with the Coolidge administration; and when, in 1928, Hoover defeated Al Smith, the substantial labor vote he received was among the factors that lent stature to his victory.
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Highly acclaimed and widely read since its first publication in 1986, American Workers, American Unions provides a concise and compelling history of American workers and their unions in the twentieth century and the first decade of the twenty-first. Taking into account recent important work on the 1970s and the Reagan revolution, the fourth edition newly considers the stagflation issue, the rise of globalization and big box retailing, the failure of Congress to pass legislation supporting the right of public employees to collective bargaining, the defeat in Congress of legislation to revise the National Labor Relations Act, the emasculation of the Humphrey-Hawkins Act, and the changing dynamics of blue-collar politics. In addition to important new information on the 1970s and 1980s, the fourth edition contains a completely new final chapter. Largely written by Timothy J. Minchin, this chapter provides a rare survey of American workers and their unions between 9/11 and the 2012 presidential election. Gilbert J. Gall presents new information on government workers and their recent battles to defend workplace rights.
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Highly acclaimed and widely read, American Workers, American Unions (first published in 1986, revised ed. 1994) provides a concise and compelling history of American workers and their unions in twentieth-century America. This new edition features new chapters on the pre–1920 period, as well as an entirely new final chapter that covers developments of the 1980s and 1990s in detail. There the authors explore how economic change, union stagnation, and antilabor policies have combined to erode workers' standards and labor's influence in the political arena over the last two decades. They review current "alternatives to unionism" as means of achieving fair workplace representations but insist that strong unions remain essential in a democratic society. They argue that labor's new responsiveness to the concerns of women, minority groups, and low-wage workers, as well as its resurgent political activism, offer new hope for trade unionism. Also included in this third edition is new bibliographical material and a regularly updated on-line link to an extended bibliographical essay.
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A collection of original essays based on oral history and archival research, this volume illuminates diverse aspects of southern workers' experience in the modern era. Included here are essays on agricultural workers, teachers, and fire fighters, as well as pieces on air transport, paper manufacturing, and aircraft production. Other topics include workers' organizations that fall outside the traditional labor movement and the role of cotton textile workers in the recent history of southern labor relations. Themes involving race, the varieties of union representation, and labor's impact on southern politics are especially prominent throughout this collection.
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historian university professor
Zieger, Robert Harman was born on August 2, 1938 in Englewood, New Jersey, United States. Son of John H. Zieger and Grace Elizabeth Harman.
Bachelor, Montclair State College, 1960. Master of Arts, University Wyoming, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, University Maryland, 1965.
Early years They had one child, Robert. Zieger received his bachelor's degree from Montclair State College in 1960, a master's degree from the University of Wyoming in 1961, and his doctorate in history from the University of Maryland in 1965. Zieger obtained an appointment as an assistant professor of history at the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point in 1964, rising to associate professor by 1973.
He was an associate professor of history at Kansas State University from 1973 to 1977, and a professor of history at Wayne State University from 1977 to 1986. In 1986, Zieger was appointed professor of history at the University of Florida. He was named Distinguished Professor of History in 1998.
He used a very detailed website that allows people taking his class to fully understand every single day of lecture. Also, he was adamant about making sure his undergraduates come prepared to discuss the material to be covered in class. This has twofold benefit, as it not only ensures preparation, but also allows students to boost their grade with frequent quizzes covering the reading material.
Awards and memberships Zieger was a distinguished labor historian.
( Highly acclaimed and widely read since its first public...)
(A collection of original essays based on oral history and...)
(At no other time in American history had labor unrest bee...)
( Highly acclaimed and widely read, American Workers, Ame...)
(Published January 1,1986 by Johns Hopkins University Pres...)
(Baltimore 1986 Johns Hopkins. Octavo, 233pp., index, hard...)
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Author: Rebuilding the Pulp and Paper Workers' Union, 1984 (Taft award 1985), John L. Lewis: Labor Leader, 1988, Republicans and Labor, 1919-1929, The Chief Information Officer, 1935-1955 (Taft award 1996), America's Great War, 2000. (with Gilbert J. Gall) American Workers, American Unions, 2002. Editor: Organized Labor in the 20th Century South, 1991, Southern Labor in Transition, 1940-1995, 1997.
Member editorial board American Communist History, since 2003.
He was also a member of the Historians of American Communism, and served as the organization's president from 1989 to 1992.
Unlike many members of the University of Florida’s History Department, Zieger’s teaching style was very student oriented. Zieger was a member of the Organization of American Historians and the Southern Historical Association.
Married Gay Annette Pitman, June 30, 1962. 1 child, Robert E.