Offering an informative case study of the post-war shift of the US economy, this study provides a broader historical view of current union struggles to preserve the nation's manufacturing base. It focuses on the developments in three cities: Fall River, New Bedford and Lawrence.
Offering an informative case study of the post-war shift of the US economy, this study provides a broader historical view of current union struggles t...
Over the past two centuries, Massachusetts workers have fought for many important advances that would later be enjoyed by other Americans. The right to organize, restrictions on work hours and child labor, and workers' compensation were all pioneered in the Commonwealth. From the 1825 strike of Boston carpenters for a ten-hour day to recent victories in hospitals and universities, Massachusetts workers and their unions have been in the forefront of the battle for dignity and justice.
This book tells their story. In eighteen chapters, beginning with the first industrial workers in the...
Over the past two centuries, Massachusetts workers have fought for many important advances that would later be enjoyed by other Americans. The righ...
