On Strike! Shut it Down!
August 21, 2008
Curious about where the forty hour week, worker safety laws, and regulations against child labor came from? Read up on the history of the labor movement in the St. James Encyclopedia of Labor History Worldwide in the Reference room at 331.803 Sch36.
This two volume set covers the famous U.S. steel strike, the grape picker's strike led by Cesar Chavez, the rise of solidarity in Poland, the student led resistance at Tiannamen Square and many other great moments in labor history. Each entry contains a timeline of important events, a section on "key players" and a bibliography for future research.
