Unions For Beginners.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cogswell, David.

Contributor:

Butzer, C.M.

Series:

For Beginners

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor unions--United States--History.

Labor unions.

Labor movement--United States--History.

Labor movement.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (177 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cork : Red Wheel Weiser, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Do you appreciate your forty-hour, five-day workweek? Appreciate having a safe working environment? Unions made this all possible in one way or another. Unions bring value to all sectors of a society. As the champion of people power versus corporate power, unions help to spread the benefits of production throughout a society. Regardless of the state of the economy, there is the timeless struggle of workers trying to gain or retain their rights. However, a vast amount of Americans (including union members) are unaware of the full history of unions and how they have impacted the American

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction: The Twilight of Unions; Chapter One: The Labor Movement-What is It?; Chapter Two: Timeline of the American Labor Movement; Chapter Three: The Forgotten War-The History of Class Struggle in America; Chapter Four: The Civil War and Beyond; Chapter Five: The Twentieth Century; Chapter Six: The Decline of Unions and the Conservative Resurgence; Chapter Seven: Occupy Wall Street and the 21st Century Resurgence of the People's Movements; Appendix

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781934389782

1934389781

OCLC:

822330001