The Wabash Strike Of 1885 And The Growth Of The Knights Of Labor In 1885 1886
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The Growth of the Knights of Labor in 1885-1886
Author | : Richard John Delello |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 348 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : Labor unions |
ISBN | : |
The Great Southwest Railroad Strike and Free Labor
Author | : Theresa Ann Case |
Publisher | : Texas A&M University Press |
Total Pages | : 294 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Railroads |
ISBN | : 1603443401 |
Greenbackers, Knights of Labor, and Populists
Author | : Matthew Hild |
Publisher | : University of Georgia Press |
Total Pages | : 345 |
Release | : 2010-02-25 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0820336564 |
Historians have widely studied the late-nineteenth-century southern agrarian revolts led by such groups as the Farmers' Alliance and the People's (or Populist) Party. Much work has also been done on southern labor insurgencies of the same period, as kindled by the Knights of Labor and others. However, says Matthew Hild, historians have given only minimal consideration to the convergence of these movements. Hild shows that the Populist (or People's) Party, the most important third party of the 1890s, established itself most solidly in Texas, Alabama, and, under the guise of the earlier Union Labor Party, Arkansas, where farmer-labor political coalitions from the 1870s to mid-1880s had laid the groundwork for populism's expansion. Third-party movements fared progressively worse in Georgia and North Carolina, where little such coalition building had occurred, and in places like Tennessee and South Carolina, where almost no history of farmer-labor solidarity existed. Hild warns against drawing any direct correlations between a strong Populist presence in a given place and a background of farmer-laborer insurgency. Yet such a background could only help Populists and was a necessary precondition for the initially farmer-oriented Populist Party to attract significant labor support. Other studies have found a lack of labor support to be a major reason for the failure of Populism, but Hild demonstrates that the Populists failed despite significant labor support in many parts of the South. Even strong farmer-labor coalitions could not carry the Populists to power in a region in which racism and violent and fraudulent elections were, tragically, central features of politics.
Biennial Report
Author | : Nebraska. Dept. of Labor |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 1918 |
Genre | : Labor and laboring classes |
ISBN | : |
Northwestern University Studies in History
Author | : Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 1965 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Biennial Report
Author | : Nebraska. Department of Labor |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 1918 |
Genre | : Employers' liability |
ISBN | : |
The Encyclopedia of Strikes in American History
Author | : Aaron Brenner |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 1442 |
Release | : 2015-01-28 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1317457064 |
Strikes have been part of American labor relations from colonial days to the present, reflecting the widespread class conflict that has run throughout the nation's history. Against employers and their goons, against the police, the National Guard, local, state, and national officials, against racist vigilantes, against their union leaders, and against each other, American workers have walked off the job for higher wages, better benefits, bargaining rights, legislation, job control, and just plain dignity. At times, their actions have motivated groundbreaking legislation, defining new rights for all citizens; at other times they have led to loss of workers' lives. This comprehensive encyclopedia is the first detailed collection of historical research on strikes in America. To provide the analytical tools for understanding strikes, the volume includes two types of essays - those focused on an industry or economic sector, and those focused on a theme. Each industry essay introduces a group of workers and their employers and places them in their economic, political, and community contexts. The essay then describes the industry's various strikes, including the main issues involved and outcomes achieved, and assesses the impact of the strikes on the industry over time. Thematic essays address questions that can only be answered by looking at a variety of strikes across industries, groups of workers, and time, such as, why the number of strikes has declined since the 1970s, or why there was a strike wave in 1946. The contributors include historians, sociologists, anthropologists, and philosophers, as well as current and past activists from unions and other social movement organizations. Photos, a Topic Finder, a bibliography, and name and subject indexes add to the works appeal.