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The History Books Tell It? Collective Bargaining In Higher Education In The 1940s, William A. Herbert

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

This article presents a history of unionization and collective bargaining in higher education during and just after World War II, decades before the establishment of statutory frameworks for labor representation. It examines the collective bargaining program adopted by the University of Illinois in 1945, along with contracts negotiated at other institutions, which demonstrated support for employee self-organization. It will also presents counter-examples of institutions using the courts and congressional investigators to defeat unionization efforts. . Lastly, the article will examine the role of United Public Workers of America (UPWA) and its predecessor unions in organizing and negotiating on behalf of …

Revolutionary Decade: Reflections On The 1960s, Booth Library

Booth Library Programs

Photo galleries and supporting exhibits can be found on the REVOLUTIONARY DECADE exhibit page.

Exhibit Dates

This exhibit was displayed at Booth Library September 9 - November 20, 2014

The Vietnamese Confederation Of Labour And International Labour, Edmund F. Wehrle

Edmund F. Wehrle

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The Vietnamese Confederation Of Labour And International Labour, Edmund F. Wehrle

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

No abstract provided.

The Vietnamese Confederation Of Labour And International Labour, Edmund Wehrle

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

No abstract provided.

Victorian Philosophies Of Useless Work Versus Work For The Mind: Carlyle, Ruskin, Morris, And Marx, Marlaina Easton

Masters Theses

In my Thesis, I will investigate the dominant perceptions of work that spanned the Victorian Period. One of the most important authors of criticism dealing with work in the early part of the Victorian Period was Thomas Carlyle (1845). John Ruskin then became a counterpoint to Carlyle throughout the middle of the century (1862). And although he agreed with much of what Carlyle said, he brings new notions of work to the Victorian Period. William Morris then offered a completely different point of view on the issue of work at the latter part of the Victorian Period (1885). I will …

"For A Healthy America:" Labor's Struggle For National Health Insurance, 1943-1949, Edmund F. Wehrle

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

No abstract provided.

"For A Healthy America:" Labor's Struggle For National Health Insurance, 1943-1949, Edmund F. Wehrle

Edmund F. Wehrle

No abstract provided.

"For A Healthy America:" Labor's Struggle For National Health Insurance, 1943-1949, Edmund Wehrle

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

No abstract provided.

The Evolution Of Child Labor Legislation In Illinois: 1818-1917, Frank Edward Storment

Masters Theses

"The Evolution of Child Labor Legislation in Illinois, 1818-1917" traces the development of social, economic, and political attitudes towards child labor in the State of Illinois. These attitudes evolved from a general acceptance of working children as part of the socio-economic structure to the realization that the industrial employment was causing a moral, social, and economic degeneration of American life. These changing attitudes were reflected in the legislation passed by the Illinois General Assembly between 1818 and 1917.

Between 1818 and 1874 most legislation offered token protection to the child, but emphasized the moral well-being rather than the physical and …

The Illinois State Federation Of Labor During World War I, Nancy Wilson Owen

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

John H. Walker, Labor Leader Of Illinois, 1905-1933, Anthony Barger Barrette

Masters Theses

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