Commonwealth of Toil: Chapters in the History of Massachusetts Workers and Their Unions

by James R. Green, William F. Hartford, Tom Juravich

Book Overview

Over the past two centuries, Massachusetts workers have fought for many important advances that would later be enjoyed by other Americans. The right to organize, restrictions on work hours and child labor, and workers' compensation were all pioneered in the Commonwealth. From the 1825 strike of Boston carpenters for a ten-hour day to recent victories in hospitals and universities, Massachusetts workers and their unions have been in the forefront of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558490469
• ISBN13: 9781558490468
• Release Date: October 1996
• Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.6" x 11.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher