Chronicles the history of labor in America from colonial days into the twenty-first century, examining such topics as the first unions, labor strength in the 1830s, the Progressive Era, the New Deal, the world wars, and the AFL-CIO merger.
Simple Spanish text presents the life story of the Mexican American labor leader who achieved justice for migrant farm workers by creating a union to protect their rights.
Retells the story of women activists, their fight for humane working conditions in 1909, and the hazardous circumstances of the pre-strike New York shirtwaist industry.
Presents a brief biography of Dolores Huerta, describing her efforts in the 1960s to organize migrant workers in California into a union that became the United Farm Workers.
Explores what unions are, how they work, what they do, and how they improve the lives of their members; considers the difference unions make, both in terms of overall statistics and individual case studies; and looks at important aspects of trade union activity.
