Sweat and Blood
A History of U.S. Labor Unions
Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, [2008]
Format: Book
Description: 112 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
From the carpenter's union in colonial Philadelphia to the strike in 2007 by Chinese restaurant delivery men in New York City, the history of how brave working people struggled to gain fair wages, reasonable hours, and secure lives by forming labor unions.
Series: People's history.
Contents:
In the beginning -- Settlers and immigrants -- Fire in the hole -- Breaking head and hearts -- IWW versus AFL -- The most hated man in America -- The decade that roared -- The faces of American workers.
Subjects:
Working class -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Labor unions -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Working class -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Labor unions -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9780822575948 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C HISTORY US Sku | Main (Downtown) | Available by placing a hold, Repository - Children's | In |
C HISTORY US Sku | Sandhills Indoors | Children's NonFiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references and index.