Document Type
Book
Abstract
A retrospective exhibit recognizing the 50TH anniversary of the Texas Labor Archives, 2017. Curated by Dr. George Green in conjunction with UTA Libraries Special Collections.
The task of organized labor is to persuade employers ato recognize unions and to share more of their wealth. Also-during much of our state and national history beginning in the 183os-labor called for a reduction in hours per day and days per week. In that early era, 14-16 hours worked were common over six, sometimes seven, days per week. By the late 19TH century, health and accident compensation were vital goals in more dangerous jobs, notably in the railroad, mining, and lumber industries. Railroad brotherhoods began as benevolent organizations, becoming somewhat less dependent on corporations and legislation than timber workers and miners. But all unions in the private and public sectors benefited from state and federal legislation, as well as strikes for wages, hours, and benefits, beginning in the Gilded Age (mid-18oos to 1900) and accelerating in the Progressive Era (1901-1918). Legislation, however, was often inadequate and sporadically enforced.
Disciplines
Arts and Humanities | History | History of Science, Technology, and Medicine
Publication Date
1-1-2017
Language
English
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Green, George N., "Walking the Line: The Diverse History of Organized Labor in Texas" (2017). Virginia Garrett Lectures on the History of Cartography Gallery Guides. 8.
https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/specialcollections_galleryguides_virginiagarrettlectures/8
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