Topia!: Society: History: By Topic: Social History: Labor: Labor Movement (20) Haymarket Riot (topiasearch) Homestead Strike@ (6) United States@ (12) Winnipeg General Strike@ (11) See Also: Society: History: By Region: North America: United States: Women Society: History: By Topic: Social History: Labor Society: Issues: Labor Society: Work: Labor Movement Avondale - The 1869 calamity of the Avondale shaft, furnishes another case where the whole population of the mine perished for want of means of escape, in time of accident, to the only opening of the mine. Coal Mining in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era - Accounts of the culture of coal mining from the 1860s through the early 1900s. Spotlight Biography: Labor Reformers - As the power and scale of American industry grew during the 19th century, working conditions for most Americans underwent radical change. Mechanized, large-scale factories staffed by unskilled laborers gradually came to replace specialized craftsmen and small workshops. Samuel Gompers, more than any other individual, helped to modernize the unions, organize them on a national scale, and open their doors to unskilled as well as skilled workers. Child Labor - Article about child labor in the 19th century by David Cody, Associate Professor of English, Hartwick College. American Labor History - Presentation of an online study guide, searchable by topic or by period. Graveyards of Chicago: John Peter Altgeld - Grave marker photograph and short biography of the Illinois governor who pardoned participants of the Haymarket Riots and refused to send in troops against the striking railway workers. Pullman Strike - Details the causes, events, and long-term consequences of the 1894 strike of railroad workers against the Pullman Car Company. 1896: The Homestead and Pullman Strikes - A summary of labor issues in the public eye in 1896, including the Homestead strike of 1892 and the Pullman Railroad strike of 1894. Address to the National Labor Union of the United States - From the minutes of the General Council meeting, May 11, 1869, as taken by George Eccarius. Mother Jones - A short biography of the labor activist, who led a march of textile workers from Philadelphia to New York to plead before Theodore Roosevelt. The Campaign to End Child Labor - Documentary history of the campaign to end child labor in the U.S. in the early 1900s, with contemporary photographs, political cartoons, poems, essays and books. Samuel Gompers Papers - Project to make primary sources in American labor history available to students and researchers. Includes extensive biographical information about Gompers, plus information, photos, and images of primary documents related to other leaders and historical events. Additional categories: sportbike accessories kitchen counter stools Acme personalized childrens stationary Concord

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