Chronicles the history of the farm workers strike of 1965 led by C?sar Ch?vez and Larry Itliong and the founding of the United Farm Workers of America labor union.
a town's pride and a team's shot at glory during the biggest strike in American history
Nichols, Greg
2014
Tells the story of the Braddock, Pennsylvania football team, the Braddock Tigers, during its sixth undefeated season which occurred during the steelworkers strike of 1959.
"Young Frank, his father, and the families of all the Colorado miners on strike in the Ludlow tent colony are uncertain of their fate when the camp's guards attack during the Ludlow Massacre of 1914."--Provided by OCLC.
When the sheep on a farm go on strike rather than having their warm coats sheared off, the other animals begin taking sides until, at last, a compromise can be reached.
Explores the employee unrest that preceeded the fire that tore through the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City on March 25, 1911 andforced the government to enact the most comprehensive workplace saftey laws in the country.
Captioned black-and-white archival photographs capture the history of the fire at the Triangle Waist Company factory on March 25, 1911 in New York City, covering immigrant labor, the fire, and the aftermath.
Chronicles the events surrounding the 1911 fire at the Triangle Factory in New York City in which 146 young girls were killed and explains how the fire prompted changes in the American workforce.
A biography of the Mexican American who spent most of his life working to organize the migrant farm workers in California and was instrumental in the founding of the United Farm Workers union.
