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Sidney Lens discusses his book "The Labor Wars"

BROADCAST: Jun. 22, 1973 | DURATION: 00:49:23

Synopsis

Unions, strikes, the eight-hour work day, and better pay are all topics from Sidney Lens' book, "The Labor Wars: From the Molly Maguires to the Sitdowns". This recording also includes an excerpt of an interview from the Flint sitdown in 1937 with a worker named Bob Stinson.

*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations