Historical Encyclopedia of American Labor, Volumen1Robert E. Weir, James P. Hanlan Greenwood Press, 2004 - 733 páginas Contains nearly four hundred alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about topics in the history of American labor, including unions, labor leaders, laws and court cases, significant events, terminology, anti-union organizations, and others. Includes illustrations and primary documents. |
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... railroad employees time and a half for overtime . Presi- dent Woodrow Wilson signed the bill largely because he feared that a planned strike by railroad brotherhoods would disrupt the defense industry , but the Adamson Act proved to be ...
... railroad employees time and a half for overtime . Presi- dent Woodrow Wilson signed the bill largely because he feared that a planned strike by railroad brotherhoods would disrupt the defense industry , but the Adamson Act proved to be ...
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... Railroad . His successor , Charles Wilson , shifted the BLE's emphasis to one of " moral uplift , " and great power was placed in the hands of the BLE chief . Power was centralized and a majority of affiliates had to approve of a strike ...
... Railroad . His successor , Charles Wilson , shifted the BLE's emphasis to one of " moral uplift , " and great power was placed in the hands of the BLE chief . Power was centralized and a majority of affiliates had to approve of a strike ...
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... railroad rates , and city dwellers throughout the country resented the encroachment of dangerous and inconvenient railroad lines into their busy city streets . Building upon these tensions , the direct cause of the uprising was railroad ...
... railroad rates , and city dwellers throughout the country resented the encroachment of dangerous and inconvenient railroad lines into their busy city streets . Building upon these tensions , the direct cause of the uprising was railroad ...
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Historical Encyclopedia of American Labor | 1 |
Labor Documents 559 | 13 |
Forcing the Hand of the Fair Employment Practices | 19 |
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