Articles related to "American Labor History"
Andrew Carnegie: Evaluating a Capitalist Icon
A look into the life and success of Andrew Carnegie, including the cost of such success. An evaluation of whether people like Carnegie should be heroized is provided.
andrew carnegie • american labor history
A look into the life and success of Andrew Carnegie, including the cost of such success. An evaluation of whether people like Carnegie should be heroized is provided.
andrew carnegie • american labor history
Challenge of the Gilded Age: The Myth of Laissez-Faire Economics in American History, Part II
The second of a three-part series looking into the myth of <I>laissez-faire</i> in America. This piece examines the politics and events of the post-Civil War era known as the Gilded Age, focusing on federal involvement in labor disputes and Supreme Court decisions.
american labor history • laissez-faire • injunctions • supreme court • pullman strike
The second of a three-part series looking into the myth of <I>laissez-faire</i> in America. This piece examines the politics and events of the post-Civil War era known as the Gilded Age, focusing on federal involvement in labor disputes and Supreme Court decisions.
american labor history • laissez-faire • injunctions • supreme court • pullman strike
Labor and Freedom 101
This is a look into the real issues that have always confronted American labor, industry, and government. A series of five questions are explored to bring more relevance to American labor history itself.
american labor history • minimum wage • living wage • collective bargaining • freedom of contract
This is a look into the real issues that have always confronted American labor, industry, and government. A series of five questions are explored to bring more relevance to American labor history itself.
american labor history • minimum wage • living wage • collective bargaining • freedom of contract
Why Labor History?
Provided is an overview of why understanding American labor history is important, as well as a general idea of what to expect from my column.
american labor history
Provided is an overview of why understanding American labor history is important, as well as a general idea of what to expect from my column.
american labor history
American Labor: Myths and Overlooked Realities
This piece examines myths and overlooked realites of American labor, past and present; specifically, purported violence of organized labor, the passage of various pro-labor legislation, and the enforcement of such laws.
american labor history • labor history myths • wagner act • fair labor standards act • labor legislation
This piece examines myths and overlooked realites of American labor, past and present; specifically, purported violence of organized labor, the passage of various pro-labor legislation, and the enforcement of such laws.
american labor history • labor history myths • wagner act • fair labor standards act • labor legislation
Review: Most Uncommon Jacksonians
It was generally held there was no genuine labor movement outside of the consensus politics of Jacksonian Democrats. Edward Pressen challenges that generally held view.
american labor history • jacksonian labor movements • labor history • radical labor • labor movements united states
It was generally held there was no genuine labor movement outside of the consensus politics of Jacksonian Democrats. Edward Pressen challenges that generally held view.
american labor history • jacksonian labor movements • labor history • radical labor • labor movements united states
The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire – Part II
This article concludes the story of the tragic fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company that killed 146 people in 1911.
This article concludes the story of the tragic fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company that killed 146 people in 1911.
The UMWA: Its Presidents in Historical Perspective - Part I
This article, the first of three parts, presents brief biographical sketches of the first four presidents of the United Mine Workers of America.
united mine workers of america • john b. rae • john mcbride • phil r. penna • michael d. ratchford
This article, the first of three parts, presents brief biographical sketches of the first four presidents of the United Mine Workers of America.
united mine workers of america • john b. rae • john mcbride • phil r. penna • michael d. ratchford
Progressivism to the Roaring 20s: The Myth of Laissez-Faire Economics in American History, Part III
A continuation of the <i>Laissez-Faire</i> articles that looks at the Progressive Era reforms in favor of the American worker, followed by the subsequent rollback of such government intervention in the 1920s.
progressive era • laissez-faire • roaring 20s • jazz age • prohibition era
A continuation of the <i>Laissez-Faire</i> articles that looks at the Progressive Era reforms in favor of the American worker, followed by the subsequent rollback of such government intervention in the 1920s.
progressive era • laissez-faire • roaring 20s • jazz age • prohibition era
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