Project Gutenberg 2004-12-25 Public domain in the USA. 167 Perlman, Selig 1888 1959 22020181 A History of Trade Unionism in the United States Reading ease score: 46.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by William Boerst, Martin Pettit and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team "A History of Trade Unionism in the United States" by Selig Perlman is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work delves into the evolution of trade unions and labor movements in the United States, tracing their development from early beginnings to more organized efforts. Perlman aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the struggles, successes, and failures faced by laborers as they sought to improve their conditions and assert their rights in a rapidly industrializing society. The opening of the book sets the stage by acknowledging the influential labor history research led by Professor John R. Commons and his collaborators. Perlman introduces the early labor movements before the Civil War, outlining notable strikes and the formative organizations that laid the groundwork for unionism in America. He discusses the challenges faced by laborers, including the lack of cohesive organization and aggressive opposition from employers, emphasizing the importance of solidarity among workers from various trades. The author highlights key events, such as the first genuine labor strikes in the late 18th century and the establishment of permanent trade societies, illustrating how these early struggles were essential in shaping the broader labor movement that would follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Labor unions -- United States -- History HD Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Sociology 582831 582832 2024-10-06T13:03:12.937823 2023-09-07T03:45:03.562664 text/html text/html 586740 2020-12-19T00:42:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 204281 2020-12-19T00:42:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 292570 2024-10-06T13:03:22.829820 application/epub+zip 300185 2024-10-06T13:03:16.851898 application/epub+zip 281405 2024-10-06T13:03:15.352948 application/epub+zip 565749 2024-10-06T13:03:27.716819 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 524215 2024-10-06T13:03:21.762887 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 492166 2022-09-07T16:33:37.305612 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 547309 547228 2024-10-06T13:03:12.135914 2023-09-07T03:45:02.789655 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 547165 2020-12-19T00:42:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 195491 2020-12-19T00:42:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 547161 2020-12-19T00:42:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 195451 2020-12-19T00:42:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21297 2024-10-06T13:03:27.847745 application/rdf+xml 16664 2024-10-06T13:03:15.954849 image/jpeg 3660 2024-10-06T13:03:15.646901 image/jpeg 287271 2024-10-06T13:03:12.985839 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia