Opinions Throughout History

Opinions Throughout History

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The 28 chapters in this volume trace the struggles of the American work force from early workers' strikes in the colonies and the famous Boston Tea Party to recent attempts by Amazon employees to unionize. Improvements in the lives of workers were slow in coming, and Americans in the modern wor...

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Main Author: Issitt, Micah
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amenia, NY : Grey House Publishing, 2022
Series:Opinions Throughout History Ser.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Publisher's Note
  • Introduction
  • Historical Timeline
  • Work in Colonial America
  • The American Revolution and the Workers' Rights Movement (1677-1776)
  • Coming Together
  • The Fight over the 10-Hour Workday and the Birth of the American Labor Union (1776-1840)
  • Women's Work
  • Women in the Workforce and Gender Equality (1814-1850)
  • The Engine of America
  • The Race Barrier and African Americans in the Workforce (1860-1870)
  • The Ultra Rich
  • Robber Barons of the Industrial Revolution (1870-1900)
  • A National Movement
  • Creating a National Labor Movement and the 8-hour Workday Conflict (1866-1873)
  • Dangerous Conditions
  • The Scheme of the Molly Maguires and the Mining Empire (1875-1877)
  • Liberty above All
  • Anarchy and the American Working Class (1886-1893)
  • Sons and Daughters of Toil
  • Origins of Labor Day (1882-1894)
  • A Matter of Trusts
  • The Sherman Antitrust Act (1890-1902)
  • Leading Labor
  • Leading Figures in the National Labor Movement (1886-1905)
  • Child Labor in the United States
  • Reforming Laws for Child Workers (1890-1944)
  • Workplace Efficiency
  • Henry Ford and the Assembly Line (1903-1920)
  • Safety in the Workplace
  • Industrial Accidents (1911-1920)
  • Misplaced Trust
  • The Sherman and Clayton Antitrust Acts (1901-1915)
  • Red Herrings
  • Socialism and the Labor Movement (1900-1920)
  • The Mine Wars
  • Mining Conflicts of the Early Twentieth Century (1912-1927)
  • Legal Barriers
  • The Use of the Judicial Injunction and Contracts in Labor Disputes (1921-1932)
  • The Great Depression
  • The Great Crash of 1929 and the Labor Movement (1930-1940)
  • The Right to Work
  • Right-to-work Laws and the Future of the Unions (1940-2022)
  • Organized Crime and Organized Labor
  • The Influence of Organized Crime on the Labor Movement (1930-1975)
  • Farms and Fields
  • The Farm Labor Movement (1960-1975)
  • Carrying the Team
  • Pregnancy and the Workplace (1978-2022)
  • The Reagan Approach
  • The Reagan Administration and the Labor Unions (1975-1993)
  • Three Strikes
  • Labor Disputes in Professional Sports (1972-2012)
  • The Minimum Wage
  • Minimum Wage Laws in American History (1938-2022)
  • The Workplace
  • Telecommuting to Virtual Work (1970-2022)
  • The Weekend
  • Rethinking the Work Week (1908-2022)
  • Conclusion
  • Economic Freedom
  • Notes
  • Primary & Secondary Sources
  • Glossary
  • Historical Snapshots
  • Bibliography
  • About the Author
  • Index

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