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The Rise of Organized Labor: Worker Security and Employer Rights. Public Issues Series/Harvard Social Studies Project.
Oliver, Donald W.; Newmann, Fred M. – 1967
See TE 499 864, above.
Descriptors: Employer Employee Relationship, Government Role, Labor Conditions, Labor Force
Organized Labor: Source Materials for the Study of Labor in America.
Golden, Carl, Comp. – 1976
Designed for use in secondary economics or other social studies classes, this kit presents instructional materials and replications of primary source documents on the development of the labor movement in America. The documents are divided into four major areas of study: the growth of organized labor, the function of a union, labor and politics,…
Descriptors: Economics, Instructional Materials, Labor Conditions, Labor Demands
A Short History of American Labor.
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, Washington, DC. – 1987
This document traces the U.S. labor movement's history, documents its achievements, and describes its goals. The labor movement played a central role in the elevation of the U.S. standard of living through benefits negotiated by unions, such as vacations with pay, pensions, health and welfare protection, and grievance and arbitration procedures.…
Descriptors: Economics Education, History, Labor Conditions, Labor Demands
Labor Comes into Its Own.
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Wehrle, Edmund F. – Social Education, 1996
Presents a concise and interesting overview of the rise and extension of labor activity during the New Deal. Labor took advantage of Roosevelt's pro-union policies to consolidate their power and forever transform the lives of working men and women. Discusses improvements in working conditions, wages, and benefits. (MJP)
Descriptors: Business Cycles, Capitalism, Collective Bargaining, Economic Factors