American Federationist [10 volumes]

Washington DC: American Federation of Labor. Paperback. Very good. Quarto (25.5 cm). Gray paper wrappers, staplebound. Each of 10 volumes includes that issue's Junior Union Section laid in. Lot is comprised of issues May 1936 (Vol 43, No 5), Feb through Sept 1937 (Vol 44, Nos. 2-9), and April 1938 (Vol 45, No 4).A publication of the American Federation of Labor, these issues of the American Federationist span a time of turmoil between the AFL and the Congress of Industrial Organizations, which was formed by unions that were expelled from the AFL in 1935. (truncated) "The A.F. of L. and the CIO competed bitterly in the late 1930s but then cooperated during World War II and afterward. In 1955, the two merged to create the AFL–CIO, which has comprised the longest lasting and most influential labor federation in the United States to this day." (Wikipedia)Wrappers have light edge wear and a few with sunning. (Inventory #: 38467)