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The Roosevelt I Knew
de Frances Perkins
A vivid and intimate portrait of the New Deal president by the first woman ever appointed to the U.S. Cabinet. When Frances Perkins first met Franklin D. Roosevelt at a dance in 1910, she was a young social worker and he was an attractive young man making a modest debut in state politics. Over the next thirty-five years, she watched his career unfold, becoming both a close family friend and a trusted political associate whose tenure as secretary of labor spanned his entire administration. FDR and his...
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There Is Power In a Union
de Dray- Philip
Philip Dray is the author of At the Hands of Persons Unknown: The Lynching of Black America, which won the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. His book Capitol Men: The Epic Story of Reconstruction Through the Lives of the First Black Congressmen was a New York Times Notable Book and received the Peter Seaborg Award for Civil War Scholarship. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Labor Law For the Rank and Filer
de Staughton; Gross, Daniel Lynd
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Address To the Legislature On the Subject Of the Riots At Pittsburg
de Daniel; George W Biddle; George Shiras, Jr ; and Stephen H Geyer Agnew
Laboral Libros & Coleccionables
An Open Letter to Ministers of the Gospel
de No author given
Washington: The American Federation of Labor, Publisher. Pamphlet. Very Good. no date, perhaps 1905, based on OCLC records. Pamphlet. 12 pp. A short work highlighting the goals and mission of the American Federation of Labor, drawing parallels between it and the Christian church by its work and the trouble the organization faced. With a sections explaining its right to protest, trade unionism and the immigrant, moral and ethical values, etc. VERY GOOD. Minor toning and wrinkling.
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Some Ethical Phases of the Labor Question
de Wright, Carroll D
Boston: American Unitarian Association, 1902. Cloth. Good. Illustrated brown cloth. A collection of four essays on labor and workers, their use and treatment by employers. This includes Religion in Relation to Sociology, the Relation of Political Economy to the Labor Question, the Factory as an Element in Civilization and the Ethics of Prison Labor. Carroll D. Wright was the first US Commissioner of Labor, serving from 1895 to 1905, with most of his career spent as a statistician and lecturer, often...
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Autowork
de Asher, Robert and Edsforth, Roanld editors
Wear along rear spine edge and rear bottom edge. Slight discolor along front spine.. Text unmarked. Index, Biographies of contributors.
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Labor's New Millions
de Mary Heaton Vorse
Modern Age Books, 1938. Hardcover. Good. 1938. No edition remarks. 312 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends.
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On Strike...Close Standard Oil Down! Event Flier
de [Social Movements, Labor]
Berkeley: Radical Student Union, Publisher, 1969. Unbound. Good. Single sheet, legal sized, printed on both sides. Poorly reproduced photo on one side. A flier issued to gather support picketers for Standard Oil workers who were on strike. This event occurred on February 3, 1969. After students left, workers were attacked by "goon squads," injuring many workers. The flier seeks to mobilize students, giving background to the strike and the demands of the oil workers. The workers had struck in January of...
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Bulletin. Bi-weekly organ of the Workers League. July 28, 1969
de Various authors
New York: Bulletin Publications, 1969. Tabloid. Good. Tabloid newspaper format. 8 pp., plus an 8 page supplement. A newspaper issued by the Workers League, a Trotskyist organization formed from a split over ideology from the SWP. This issue with a lengthy discussion of the Black Panther Party and its assertions of fascism in regard to the US government. The paper alleges the claims are reactionary due to the repression experienced by the Black Panthers, and takes them to task for not embracing all...
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British Labor Bids for Power. The Historic Scarboro Conference of the Trades Union Congress
de Nearing, Scott
New York: Social Science Publishers, 1926. Wraps. Good. Red printed wraps. 32 pp. A study of British labor, the organization and efforts of their trade unions against various industries, their leaders and financiers. With sections on miner and textile unity, visits to Russia, struggles of workers in India and China, including the use of children at the workplace, a look at labor unity worldwide, especially in unity with Russia, etc. Scott Nearing was a noted American economist and political activist,...
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The New York Guildpaper (Guild Paper). Nov. 21, 1944
de Various authors
New York: Newspaper Guild of New York, Publisher, 1944. Tabloid. Good. Side folding tabloid newspaper format. 4 pp. A few small photos/illustrations. Single issue of this newspaper produced by and for members of the Newspaper Guild of New York, with this focusing on labor issues and local city issues that may affect the guild. This includes an article highlighting that newspapers across the country were against the reelection of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, instead favoring big business. With news on...
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THE TEAMSTERS
de Steven Brill
New York: Simon & Schuster. 1978. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0671227718 . Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Small closed tears on spine crown, top front panel, and bottom rear panel. ; 414 pages .
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Ill Fares the Land
de McWilliams, Carey
previous owners bookplate lower right half title page front cover dirtyt op spine shows wear map migrant routes front and rear end papers Hinged Text unmarked 419 pages with index
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Wharfies A Celebration of 100 Years on the Fremantle Waterfront 1889-1989
de Griffiths, Bryn
Perth, Western Australia: Platypus Publications. 1989. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good condition, stiff card covers, in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ spine is very slightly sunned & now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Inscribed by author to previous owner. Also signed by Tas Bull who wrote the blurb on front flap and is author of "Life on the Waterfront" and other books. Illustrated with Black and White [sepia] Photographs. 96 pages. Robust,...
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1939-1940 Social Security Pamphlet Collection
de [Federal Security Agency, Social Security Board]
Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1939 and 1940. 8 or 16 or 24pp. Five Pamphlets. 7 x 3¾ or 7½ x 3¾ inches. Illustrated self-wrappers; stapled. Brief handling; very good to near fine. The Social Security Act of 1935 was amended in 1939 to provide workers with dependents benefits and survivors benefits. These five pamphlets issued by the Federal Security Agency, Social Security Board explain the expansion of and changes to the landmark Depression-era legislation. Pamphlet titles...
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The Slave Drivers, Black Agricultural Labor Supervisors in the Antebellum South
de William L. Van Deburg
Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, (1979). First Edition. xvii, 202, [1] pages. Sm. 8vo. Blue cloth. "Contributions in Afro-American and African Studies, Number 43." Illustrations. Near Fine. Chapter titles include "Who Were the Slave Drivers?," "The Twentieth-Century Narratives," and "Black Autobiographies." Plus a chapter on how various historians have examined the phenomenon of the slave driver. With over 20 pages of bibliography.
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The Outlook. 29 September, 1900
de Various authors
New York: The Outlook Company, 1900. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. Single issue of this magazine devoted to current events of the day. This issue with a five page article on an anthracite coal miner strike in Hazelton, Pennsylvania, discussing miner grievances as well as the opinions of the bosses and owners. This appears unrelated to the Lattimer massacre of 1897, where striking miners were shot in the back and killed by a sheriff and deputies. Also present is an article on the presence and impact of...
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The CIO Says What is District 50 Doing that a Company Union Cannot Do. Small Broadside
de No author given
No Place: No publisher. Unbound. Good. No publisher, place or date. Presumed late 1940s-1950s based on the citation of a 1945 date in text. Single sheet, printed on one side only. Approximately 14 by 8 1/2 inches. On light green/blue paper. A piece advocating for Bridgewater Paper Company Employees of Adams, Massachusetts to vote for the Textile Workers Union of America, CIO as their collective bargaining representative. Printed in various fonts and sizes, with a few illustrations and a graphic of the...
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Bulletin of the Bureau of Labor Statistics of New York. No. 5. June 1900
de No author given
Albany: New York State Bureau of Labor Statistics, Publisher, 1900. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. 79 pp. A survey of items related to labor, including the usual tables and statistics, but also notable for inclusion of reports on labor or trade unions both domestic and international. This includes an account of the strike and lockout of New York City Cigar Makers, coal miners' strike in Austria, agreements relating to Manhattan marble cutters and carvers, New York City Bohemian and Hebrew bakers, New York...
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A Short History of the Trade Union Movement in Canada
de Kobzey, T
Canada: Ukrainian Labour Committee and Ukrainian Workers Organization, Publisher, 1956. Wraps. Good. Apparently one of 1000 copies printed. Blue printed wraps. 64 pp. All text in Ukrainian (Cyrillic), except a one page introduction in English). Dedicated to the 'Ukrainian victims of the Russian Communist dictatorial police regime: to those who were shot in cold blood in the cellars of Tcheka, OGPU, NKVD and MVD(...),' this work provides a history of labor and trade unions in Canada, written especially...
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Urgent! Today!! Emergency Mobilization Flier
de [Social Movements, Labor]
No Place: C.O.P.S., RSU et al, Publisher, 1969. Unbound. Good. No place or date, presumed Berkeley, CA: 1969. Single sheet, 8 ½ by 11 inches. Printed on both sides. A flier issued to rally support for Standard Oil workers who were on strike, and who were attacked by "goon squads" after student picketers left the strike. This incident occurred on February 3, 1969. The flier seeks to mobilize students, dressed in self-defense gear, to support the oil worker strikers. The reverse gives background to the...
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Massachusetts Rehabilitation Workers Strike Flier/handbill, circa late 1970s, early 1980s
No Place: National Union of Hospital and Nursing Home Employees, AFL-CIO, Publisher. Unbound. Good. No place or date, presumed Boston, 1970s/80s. Single sheet, 8 ½ by 11 inches. Printed on a single side only. A piece highlighting efforts by the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Workers and 1199 Hospital Workers. The flier cites efforts by the union that established a union at the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Hospital and their work to gain higher wages. According to the flier, the bosses were attempting to...
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I.W. Abel will Resign if Sadlowski is elected! United Steelworkers Union election Leaflet/flier
de No author given
Maywood, CA: United Steelworkers Union, presumed Publisher. Unbound. Good. United Steelworkers Union, presumed publisher. Maywood, CA: no date, perhaps circa 1976. Single sheet, 8 ½ by 11 inches. Printed on both sides. A pro Ed Sadlowski leaflet issued by members of the United Steelworkers Union, alleging I.W. Abel quit on union members and that he and others on the board have just padded their salaries at the expense of the workers. GOOD condition. Some wrinkling, with a small tear at the upper edge....
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The Hot Seat. The Real Taxi Driver's Voice. May 1974. Number 28
de Various authors
New York: Taxi Rank and File Coalition, 1974. Tabloid. Good. Side folding tabloid newspaper. 12 pp. Illustrations and photos throughout. A single issue of this newspaper issued by the Taxi Rank and File Coalition, a group of about 40 taxi drivers who, while members of the New York City Taxi Drivers Union, were disillusioned with the union and its goals. The group sought to achieve various proworker changes, using their newspaper, The Hot Seat, as its main source of dissemination. They published 44...
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Army and Civil Disorder
de Cooper, Jerry M
Previous owners name in ink and date. Some underlining in red. Bibliography by location and type. Index.Footnotes at end of each chapter. A rowdy time in US history. But is US history always rowdy?
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National Strike Information Center. Newsletter #9. May 14, 1970
de No author Given
Waltham, MA: National Strike Information Center, Publisher, 1970. Tabloid. Good. Side folding tabloid newspaper format. 8 pp. An underground newspaper published in an effort to organize and distribute information on student strikes across the country, including high schools, colleges and universities. The strikes were held to seek release of political prisoners such as members of the Black Panther Party; a halt to the Vietnam War; and the complicity of universities in feeding the US war machine. This...
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History of the IWW In Canada
de Jewell, G
Text unmarked. Many cartoon & B&W illustrations. Sources and bibliography. History and actions of IWW in Canada. Difference of the IWW in Canada from the US. Text is newspaper. Crinkle upper left spine. Tiny wear upper right front. Union label.
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City Builders: 100 Years of Union Carpentry in Portland, Oregon, 1883-1983
de Wollner, Craig
Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.: Oregon Historical Society Press, 1990. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition (Nap - No Additional Printing Stated, Thus First). Light Rubbing To Jacket, Else Fine.
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