American Workers Bloody Fight For Fair Pay and Working Conditions Parts 1,2,3 of 6 Jim Brown

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American Workers Bloody Fight For Fair Pay and Working Conditions Parts 1,2,3 of 6 Jim Brown 12-17-2016
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PART ONE - GUILDS AND THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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18,907 views Dec. 17, 2016
Jim Brown
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This is Part One of six segments comprising an overview of labor union history in the United States. This episode spans developments from the Middle Ages to the American civil war. (Length 9:45) Topics include: Craft guilds in Europe The Industrial Revolution in England and America Child labor Changes in agriculture Early attempts to form unions The Lowell strikes The use of the courts to fight against unions.
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PART TWO - WORKERS FIGHT BACK
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14,560 views Dec 17, 2016
Jim Brown
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This is Part Two of six segments comprising an overview of labor union history in the United States. Covering the period from the Civil War through the 1890s, this segment discusses the attempts to form a national labor union movement and some of the violent clashes between working people and those opposing unions. (Length 17:07) Topics include: The National Labor Union The Great Upheaval of 1877 The rise and fall of the Knights of Labor The American Federation of Labor The Haymarket Massacre The Homestead strike The Pullman Strike
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PART THREE - THE PROGRESSIVE ERA
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9,975 views • Dec 17, 2016
Jim Brown
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This is Part Three of six segments comprising an overview of labor union history in the United States. Covering the first three decades of the twentieth century, this segment examines how the Progressive Era changed America and how the labor movement fared during this period. (Length 16:54)
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Topics include: The Muckrakers Progressive Legislation The Shirtwaist Factory Fire The International Workers of the World The Lawrence Textile Strike The Ludlow Massacre The exposure of child labor abuses The impact of WWI on labor Matawan and the Battle of Blair Mountain The "Roaring 20s" and the decline of union membership
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