John L. Lewis, King Coal
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John L. Lewis, King Coal
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CREDITS: Producer and director, Robert Foster; writer, John O'TooleSUMMARY: Pictures the story of John L. Lewis. Discusses the rise of the labor movement following the New York subway strike in 1919. Shows the continuous activity of John L. Lewis as the champion of the miners, the role of unions in politics and the increasing power of the unions after World War II, the conflict between Lewis and leaders of the CIO as they worked for the closed shop, and the attitude of labor leaders to the Taft-Hartley bill which was passed over Truman's vetoTelecast on the documentary program Perspective on greatness
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Previously released as DVD.
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1 online resource (58 min.).
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Electronic reproduction., Alexandria, VA :, Alexander Street Press,, 2013., (VAST: Academic Video Online)., Available via World Wide Web.
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(Sirsi) i9781503425859(OCoLC)852994007
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