Commonwealth of toil: chapters in the history of Massachusetts workers and their unions
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Main Author: Juravich, Tom (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amherst, Mass. University of Massachusetts Press c1996
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Online Access:Volltext
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-183) and index
Workers in the New Commonwealth, 1800-1849 -- Factory system in Lowell -- Boston bootmakers -- From slavery to freedom, 1850-1865 -- The call for solidarity, 1866-1901 -- The Crispins and the Knights of Labor -- The American Federation of Labor -- Irish immigrants build Holyoke -- Women workers struggle for dignity and equality, 1902-1919 -- The Strike for Bread and Roses in Lawrence -- The women's Trade Union League and the telephone operators -- From raw deal to New deal, 1920-1939 -- The birth of the CIO and the revival of the AFL -- Labor in the Modern Commonwealth, 1940-1955 -- Labor in the War Years -- Boston's packinghouse workers -- New workers, new unions, 1956-1980 -- Public employees organize -- University workers adopt new tactics -- New challenges, new strategies, 1981-1995 -- Protecting health and safety -- Massachusetts building trades fight back
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xii, 193 p.)
ISBN:0585253463
9780585253466

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