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Author: Sylvester-Petro: 3 records

About Sylvester Petro

1917 - 2007

Sylvester Petro (1917–2007) was a professor of law and the author of several books on the history of labor policy in the United States, including The Labor Policy of a Free Society, The Kohler Strike, and The Kingsport Press Strike. As professsor and director of the Wake Forest University Institute of Law and Policy Analysis, he taught generations of students about the history of labor unions, while defending free association and free contract as essential to the free and prosperous commonwealth. He was a member of the Mont Pelerin Society and a supporter of the Mises Institute.

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Labor Policy of the Free Society, The

Sylvester Petro Updated 1/2/2012

Professor Petro is one of the giants of the Austrian tradition, and he applied his talents to a particular area of specialization: labor policy. This 1957 book covers three main areas: US labor law and experience, the Austrian theory of labor/capital...
The Kohler Strike: Union Violence and Administrative Law

Sylvester Petro Updated 8/26/2011

Are labor unions merely an example of "free association"? Perhaps in some dreamland, but the real history of American labor organizing tells a different story. This 1961 book by labor economist Sylvester Petro tells a story of the d...
Power Unlimted: The Corruption of Union Leadership

Sylvester Petro Updated 11/22/2008

Sylvester Petro Power Unlimited...