Publisher's Synopsis
"The history of labor is inextricably linked with the history of the United States, and today, undergraduate students are seeing a new chapter in labor history unfold before them, with wages stagnating, inequality growing, and unions taking on renewed importance in the workplace. While labor unions and the demand for workers' rights have had a dramatic effect on the shape of modern American life, students coming to this topic for the first time may be surprised to learn how many things they take for granted, like health and safety protections in the workplace or the standard 40-hour work week, are due to the work of workers and unions. Labor in America, Tenth Edition, is a market-leading textbook on the role played by workers, unions, and organizers in the development of American history from colonial times to the present. First written by Foster Rhea Dulles for publication in 1949, it has become the standard of education in university
