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Labor

The body of persons, or the human physical and mental effort, engaged in the production of goods and services.

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merit system

Labor; Labor relations

The major grievance of public employees was the indignity and insecurity fostered by the political patronage system which ruled government employment. They wanted a system where ...

May Day

Labor; Labor relations

In 1889 the International Socialist Congress meeting in Paris fixed May 1 as the day to publicize the eight hour day because America's AFL was going to hold an eight hour day ...

Little Steel Formula

Labor; Labor relations

The World War II War Labor Board introduced the "Little Steel Formula"' which tied the cost of living to wage increases "as a stabilization factor. "

lockout

Labor; Labor relations

When an employer closes down the factory in order to coerce workers into meeting his demands or modifying their demands.

Lowell System

Labor; Labor relations

The system associated with Lowell, Massachusetts, whereby workers, mainly young women, lived in boarding houses owned and run by the company.

maintenance of membersmp

Labor; Labor relations

A provision in the union contract which says that a worker who voluntarily joins the union must remain a member for the duration of the agreement.

massacre

Labor; Labor relations

Union descriptions of tragic events in labor history. Examples include Chicago's Memorial Day Massacre where ten steelworkers were shot dead and over eighty were wounded by police ...