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PROMO tab on this page.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Students of Minnesota politics and American labor will have to consult Dobb’s work, not as final word or authority, but rather as a valuable source document.” \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Minnesota History\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}

Teamster Politics

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345 Pages

Edition: 2nd

Year: 2015

Publisher: Pathfinder Press

ISBN: 9781604880458

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Farrell Dobbs, a central leader of the labor battles and debates recorded here, tells how in the 1930s the leadership of Teamsters Local 544 in Minneapolis fought to lead workers across the Midwest onto an independent working-class political course. This is the third in a four-volume series on the class-struggle leadership...

“Exceptionally well written, impressively organized and presented...very highly recommended for both community and academic library.” —Midwest Book Review

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