This comprehensive compilation of documents integrates institutional labor history (movements and trade unions) with aspects of social and cultural history. It charts changes in trade union and manage
The history of the American labor movement is filled with advances, triumphs, setbacks, decline, and resurgence. American unions have not only protected workers and influenced business practices, but
Throughout the past century, labor movements at the local and national levels have engaged in efforts to shape the conditions of employment, pay, and benefits for the common worker. These attempts tow
Throughout the past century, labor movements at the local and national levels have engaged in efforts to shape the conditions of employment, pay, and benefits for the common worker. These attempts tow
In the late nineteenth century, many Central American governments and countries sought to fill low-paying jobs and develop their economies by recruiting black American and West Indian laborers. Freder
Presents historical essays on each of the major reform efforts in the United States, including such movements as those dealing with labor, temperance, abolition, women's suffrage, civil rights, gay ri
Cushing, a specialist in Cuban and Chinese poster art, and Drescher, a specialist in San Francisco murals, collect a representative sample of labor posters in the US since the early 20th century. The
"A Primer on American Labor Law is an accessible guide written for nonspecialists as well as labor lawyers - labor and management representatives, students, and general practice lawyers, and trade uni
"A Primer on American Labor Law is an accessible guide written for nonspecialists as well as labor lawyers - labor and management representatives, students, and general practice lawyers, and trade uni
After decades of stability, labor-management relations are undergoing dramatic changes. The contributions collected in this book provide the best and most up-to-date summary of the extent and causes o
This reprint of a groundbreaking history that traces American women’s struggle for freedom, equality and unity in the labor movement follows the triumphs and set backs of this fight from the ear
This pioneering comparative study of Japanese and American labor law reveals a labor-relations system superficially resembling our own but shaped by an entirely different culture, and with a marked im
Since its publication more than a decade ago, "A Primer on American Labor Law "has served as an easily accessible guide to the development, principles, and characteristics of American labor law.The th
