Labor history of the United States - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Labor History Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Labor History Of The United States - Organized Labor 1932-1955
Labor history of the United States - New Deal Labor Policy. Labor history of the United States - John L. Lewis and CIO. John L Lewi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States: Encyclopedia - United States
Constitution  • Completed  • Ratified  • Effective September 17, 1787 May 23, 1788 March 4, 1789 The United States ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States: Encyclopedia Ii - United States - Government
United States - Republic and suffrage. The United States is an example of a constitutional republic, with a government composed of and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States: Encyclopedia Ii - United States - Government
United States - Republic and suffrage. The United States is an example of a constitutional republic, with a government composed of and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States: Encyclopedia Ii - United States - Government
United States - Republic and suffrage. The United States is an example of a constitutional republic, with a government composed of and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trade Union: Encyclopedia Ii - Trade Union - History
The concept of trade unions began early in the Industrial Revolution. More and more people left farming as an occupation and began to wor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States: Encyclopedia Ii - United States - Demographics
United States - Population. Main article: Demographics of the United States The mean center of the U.S. population continues to drift...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States: Encyclopedia Ii - United States - People And Culture
U.S. popular culture has a significant influence on the rest of the world, especially the Western world. U.S. music is heard all over the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States: Encyclopedia Ii - United States - Economy
The United States has the largest single-country economy in the world, with a per-capita annual gross domestic product of $41,747 (as of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States: Encyclopedia Ii - United States - Geography And Climate
United States - Geography. Main article: Geography of the United States The United States shares land borders with Canada (to the nor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States: Encyclopedia Ii - United States - History
United States - Prehistory. American history began with the migration of people from Asia across the Bering land bridge some time prior...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trade Union: Encyclopedia Ii - Trade Union - News
There are several sources of current news about the trade union movement in the world. These include LabourStart and the official website...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States: Encyclopedia Ii - United States - Language
The United States does not have an official language at the federal level. English is the language generally used for official pronouncem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trade Union: Encyclopedia Ii - Trade Union - International Cooperation
The largest organization of trade union members in the world is the Brussels-based International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, whic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States: Encyclopedia Ii - United States - Education
In the United States, education is a state, not federal, responsibility, and the laws and standards vary considerably. However, the feder...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States: Encyclopedia Ii - United States - Language
The United States does not have an official language at the federal level. English is the language generally used for official pronouncem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States: Encyclopedia Ii - United States - People And Culture
U.S. popular culture has a significant influence on the rest of the world, especially the Western world. U.S. music is heard all over the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States: Encyclopedia Ii - United States - Largest Cities
The United States has dozens of major cities, including 11 of the 55 global cities of all types — with three "alpha" global cities: New...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States: Encyclopedia Ii - United States - Education
In the United States, education is a state, not federal, responsibility, and the laws and standards vary considerably. However, the feder...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States: Encyclopedia Ii - United States - Sports
The major team sports in America are home-grown. American football, baseball (often called "The National Pastime"), auto racing (especial...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States: Encyclopedia Ii - United States - Transportation
Because the automobile industry took off very early in United States (when compared to other Western nations) much of the development of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States: Encyclopedia Ii - United States - Demographics
United States - Population. Main article: Demographics of the United States The mean center of the U.S. population continues to drift...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States: Encyclopedia Ii - United States - Economy
The United States has the largest single-country economy in the world, with a per-capita annual gross domestic product of $41,747 (as of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States: Encyclopedia Ii - United States - Transportation
Because the automobile industry took off very early in United States (when compared to other Western nations) much of the development of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trade Union: Encyclopedia Ii - Trade Union - Unions In Other Countries
Some countries such as Belgium, Sweden, Finland, and the other Nordic countries have strong, centralized unions, where every type of work...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States: Encyclopedia Ii - United States - Sports
The major team sports in America are home-grown. American football, baseball (often called "The National Pastime"), auto racing (especial...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States: Encyclopedia Ii - United States - History
United States - Prehistory. American history began with the migration of people from Asia across the Bering land bridge some time prior...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States: Encyclopedia Ii - United States - Geography And Climate
United States - Geography. Main article: Geography of the United States The United States shares land borders with Canada (to the nor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States: Encyclopedia Ii - United States - Largest Cities
The United States has dozens of major cities, including 11 of the 55 global cities of all types — with three "alpha" global cities: New...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trade Union: Encyclopedia Ii - Trade Union - The Problem Of International Comparison
As labour law is very diverse in different countries, so is the function of unions. For instance in Germany, only open shops are legal, t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States: Encyclopedia Ii - United States - Largest Cities
The United States has dozens of major cities, including 11 of the 55 global cities of all types — with three "alpha" global cities: New...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States: Encyclopedia Ii - United States - Geography And Climate
The United States shares land borders with Canada (to the north) and Mexico (to the south), and territorial water boundaries with Canada,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trade Union: Encyclopedia Ii - Trade Union - Criticism
Trade unions are often accused of benefiting the insider workers, those having a secure job and high productivity, at the cost of the out...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States: Encyclopedia Ii - United States - History
United States - Prehistory. American history began with the migration of people from Asia across the Bering land bridge approximately 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trade Union: Encyclopedia Ii - Trade Union - Origin Of Unions
Unions are sometimes thought to be successors to medieval guilds, though this is still being debated by historians. Medieval guilds exist...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trade Union: Encyclopedia Ii - Trade Union - Shop Types
Companies that employ workers with a union generally operate on one of several models: A closed shop (US) employs only people who are al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States: Encyclopedia Ii - United States - Economy
The United States has the largest single-country economy in the world, with a per-capita annual gross domestic product of $41,747 (as of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States: Encyclopedia Ii - United States - Society
United States - Demographics. United States - Population. The mean center of the U.S. population continues to drift farther west and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United States: Encyclopedia Ii - United States - Transportation
Because the United States is a relatively young nation, much of the development of U.S. cities has taken place since the invention of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Labor History Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Labor History Of The United States - Labor History 1955-2005
Labor history of the United States - AFL and CIO merger 1955. Labor history of the United States - Jimmy Hoffa Teamsters and issue of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Labor History Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Labor History Of The United States - Organized Labor 1900-1932
Labor history of the United States - Debs Socialists IWW and Dual Unionism. Labor history of the United States - Government and Labor....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Labor History Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Labor History Of The United States - Organized Labor To 1900
Labor history of the United States - Early Unions. Labor history of the United States - Railroad Brotherhoods. WWW Guide to history ...   » Read the article