Oral history interview with George Perkel, May 27, 1986 [electronic resource] : interview H-0281, Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007).
George Perkel began his career as an economist on the National War Labor Board during World War II, after which he took his expertise to the Textile Workers Union of America. But this interview does not focus on Perkel's experiences; instead, it distills Perkel's research, giving him an opportunity to describe his conclusions about unions in the South. Perkel seeks to explain unions' lack of strength in southern states, citing factors such as a mill town culture that made textile workers suspicious of organizers and resistant to outside influence; legislation intended to protect the right to organize that lost its teeth; and effective opposition from political and industrial interests. This dense, rich interview is a primer on the failure of unionization in the South, with a nod to some of the movement's successes in the region. It will make an excellent starting point for scholars interested in mill labor and the role of unions in the South.
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Record details
- Physical Description: 1 electronic resource
- Edition: Electronic edition
- Publisher: [Chapel Hill, N.C.] : University Library, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2007.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Duration: 01:05:19.Interview participants: George Perkel, interviewee; Patricia Raub, interviewer.Text encoded by Jennifer Joyner. Sound recordings digitized by Aaron Smithers.This electronic edition is part of the UNC-CH digital library, Documenting the American South. It is a part of the collection Oral histories of the American South.Title from menu page (viewed on May 8, 2008).
- Type of Computer File or Data Note:
- Text (HTML and XML/TEI source file) and audio (MP3); 2 files: ca. 90.7 kilobytes, 119.6 megabytes.
- Original Version Note:
- Original version: Southern Oral History Program Collection, (#4007), Series H, Piedmont industrialization, interview H-0281, Manuscripts Department, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Transcribed by Patricia Raub. Original transcript: 32 p.
- Funding Information Note:
- Funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services supported the electronic publication of this interview.
- System Details Note:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: Web browser with Javascript enabled and multimedia player.
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- Perkel, George > Interviews.
Textile Workers Union of America.
Collective bargaining > Textile industry > Southern States.
Company towns > Social aspects > Southern States.
Economists > Interviews.
Industrial relations > Southern States.
Labor unions > Research.
Textile industry > Southern States > Social conditions.
Textile workers > Labor unions > Government policy.
Textile workers > Labor unions > Organizing > Southern States.
Textile workers > Labor unions > Southern States.
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| 520 | . | ‡aGeorge Perkel began his career as an economist on the National War Labor Board during World War II, after which he took his expertise to the Textile Workers Union of America. But this interview does not focus on Perkel's experiences; instead, it distills Perkel's research, giving him an opportunity to describe his conclusions about unions in the South. Perkel seeks to explain unions' lack of strength in southern states, citing factors such as a mill town culture that made textile workers suspicious of organizers and resistant to outside influence; legislation intended to protect the right to organize that lost its teeth; and effective opposition from political and industrial interests. This dense, rich interview is a primer on the failure of unionization in the South, with a nod to some of the movement's successes in the region. It will make an excellent starting point for scholars interested in mill labor and the role of unions in the South. | |
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