Author: Publisher:
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Category : Labor
Languages : en
Pages : 880
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Annual Report of the Commissioner of Labor
Author: Annual Report of the Commissioner of Labor
Author: United States. Bureau of LaborPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Labor
Languages : en
Pages : 806
Book Description
Annual Report of the Commissioner of Labor
Author: United States. Dept. of LaborPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Labor
Languages : en
Pages : 806
Book Description
Annual Report of the Commissioner of Labor
Author: United States. Department of LaborPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Labor
Languages : en
Pages : 810
Book Description
Monthly Review of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Labor laws and legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 1154
Book Description
Sawdust in Your Pockets
Author: Eric MedlinPublisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 082036553X
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
During the twentieth century, three industries-tobacco, textiles, and furniture-dominated the economy of North Carolina. The first two are well known and documented, being the subject of numerous books, movies, and articles. In contrast, the furniture industry has been mostly ignored by historians, although, at its height, it was nearly as large and influential as these other two concerns. Furniture companies employed thousands of workers and shaped towns, culture, and local life from Hickory to Goldsboro. Sawdust in Your Pockets: A History of the North Carolina Furniture Industry is the first survey of the state's furniture industry from its cabinetmaking beginnings to its digital present. Historian Eric Medlin shows how the industry transitioned from high-quality, individual pieces to the affordable, mass-produced furniture of High Point and Thomasville factories in the late nineteenth century. He then traces the rise of the industry to its midcentury peak, when North Carolina became the largest furniture-producing state in the country. Medlin discusses how competition, consolidation, and globalization challenged the furniture industry in the late twentieth century and how its businesses, workers, and professionals have adapted and evolved to this day.
The Port of Missing Men
Author: Aaron GoingsPublisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0295747420
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
A compelling biography of the Ghoul of Grays Harbor In the early twentieth century so many dead bodies surfaced in the rivers around Aberdeen, Washington, that they were nicknamed the “floater fleet.” When Billy Gohl (1873–1927), a powerful union official, was arrested for murder, local newspapers were quick to suggest that he was responsible for many of those deaths, perhaps even dozens—thus launching the legend of the Ghoul of Grays Harbor. More than a true-crime tale, The Port of Missing Men sheds light on the lives of workers who died tragically, illuminating the dehumanizing treatment of sailors and lumber workers and the heated clashes between pro- and anti-union forces. Goings investigates the creation of the myth, exploring how so many people were willing to believe such extraordinary stories about Gohl. He shares the story of a charismatic labor leader—the one man who could shut down the highly profitable Grays Harbor lumber trade—and provides an equally intriguing analysis of the human costs of the Pacific Northwest’s early extraction economy.
Conditions of Work in Spin Rooms
Author: Ethel Lombard BestPublisher:
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Category : Cotton spinning
Languages : en
Pages : 1354
Book Description
State Reporting of Occupational Disease
Author: Caroline ManningPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ability, Influence of age on
Languages : en
Pages : 800
Book Description
The Employment of Women in the Sewing Trades of Connecticut
Author: Borghild Eleanor JohnsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cigar industry
Languages : en
Pages : 682
Book Description