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(Encyclopedia) general strike, sympathetic cessation of work by a majority of the workers in all industries of a locality or nation. Such a stoppage is economic if it is for the purpose of redressing…Dana, Charles Anderson
(Encyclopedia) Dana, Charles AndersonDana, Charles Andersondāˈnə [key], 1819–97, American newspaper editor, b. Hinsdale, N.H. He was a member of the Brook Farm community for five years. In 1847 he…Gary, Elbert Henry
(Encyclopedia) Gary, Elbert Henry, 1846–1927, American lawyer and industrialist, b. near Wheaton, Ill., grad. Union College of Law, Chicago, 1868. Rising rapidly as a corporation lawyer, he became…credit union
(Encyclopedia) credit union, cooperative, not-for-profit financial institution that makes low-interest personal loans to its members. It is usually composed of persons from the same occupational…Service Employees International Union
(Encyclopedia) Service Employees International Union (SEIU), labor union representing U.S. and Canadian workers in health care (doctors, nurses, health technicians), public services (government…Applegarth, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Applegarth, Robert, 1834–1924, English trade union leader, a carpenter by trade. A charter member of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners, he became in 1862 its general…Movies and Film: Unions
UnionsMovies and FilmFilm Personnel: Gaffers, Grips, and GofersEmployment HistoryUnionsThe Job DescriptionsFilms Worth Viewing Because we are talking in part about the grunts of the studio system…Why does the U.S. celebrate Labor Day in September?
The Question: Most of the world has a labor holiday on May 1. Why does the U.S. celebrate it in September? Is this just America being "different"? The Answer: The origin of the September date…Love's Labor's Lost
ContentsDramatis PersonaeAct IScene IScene IIAct IIScene IAct IIIScene IAct IVScene IScene IIScene IIIAct VScene IScene IIThe Devil's Dictionary: Labor
by Ambrose Bierce LANDLABOR -n. One of the processes by which A acquires property for B.Trending
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