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The book was widely reviewed and praised for unearthing the history of a radical union important in the history of the American labor movement. In Transit is a richly detailed and analytically sophisticated book about a remarkable organization, the Transport Workers Union (TWU), in New York City in the heyday of industrial unionism in the 1930s ...
Labor history is a sub-discipline of social history which specializes on the history of the working classes and the labor movement. Labor historians may concern themselves with issues of gender, race, ethnicity, and other factors besides class but chiefly focus on urban or industrial societies which distinguishes it from rural history .
Global Village vs. Global Pillage: A One-World Strategy for Labor (with Tim Costello) (Washington, D.C. International Labor Rights Education and Research Fund, 1991) ISBN 978-1-880103-02-9 Brass Valley: The Story of Working People's Lives and Struggles in an American Industrial Region (ed., with Jerry Lombardi and Jan Stackhouse) (Philadelphia.
Pages in category "Books about labor history" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The history of labor disputes in America substantially precedes the Revolutionary period. In 1636, for instance, there was a fishermen's strike on an island off the coast of Maine and in 1677 twelve carmen were fined for going on strike in New York City . [ 7 ]
The tragic event marked a time of rising tensions in Pacific Northwest labor history. 1917 (United States) In "Hitchman Coal and Coke vs. Mitchell", U.S. Supreme Court upholds the legality of yellow-dog contracts. [30] 1917 (United States) Green Corn Rebellion occurred. [30]
To quote President Obama, “It is the labor movement that helped secure so such of what we take for granted today. The forty-hour work week, the minimum wage, family leave, health insurance ...
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