Labor in the Transit Industry
Author : Robert C. Lieb
Publisher :
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 25,37 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Government publications
ISBN :
Author : Robert C. Lieb
Publisher :
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 25,37 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Government publications
ISBN :
Author : Joshua Benjamin Freeman
Publisher : Temple University Press
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 23,31 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Strikes and lockouts
ISBN : 9781592138159
Author : James Wolfinger
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 22,81 MB
Release : 2016-05-12
Category : History
ISBN : 1501704230
Philadelphia exploded in violence in 1910. The general strike that year was a notable point, but not a unique one, in a generations-long history of conflict between the workers and management at one of the nation's largest privately owned transit systems. In Running the Rails, James Wolfinger uses the history of Philadelphia’s sprawling public transportation system to explore how labor relations shifted from the 1880s to the 1960s. As transit workers adapted to fast-paced technological innovation to keep the city’s people and commerce on the move, management sought to limit its employees’ rights. Raw violence, welfare capitalism, race-baiting, and smear campaigns against unions were among the strategies managers used to control the company’s labor force and enhance corporate profits, often at the expense of the workers’ and the city’s well-being. Public service workers and their unions come under frequent attack for being a "special interest" or a hindrance to the smooth functioning of society. This book offers readers a different, historically grounded way of thinking about the people who keep their cities running. Working in public transit is a difficult job now, as it was a century ago. The benefits and decent wages Philadelphia public transit workers secured—advances that were hard-won and well deserved—came as a result of fighting for decades against their exploitation. Given capital’s great power in American society and management's enduring quest to control its workforce, it is remarkable to see how much Philadelphia’s transit workers achieved.
Author : Robert C. Lieb
Publisher : New York : Praeger
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 33,85 MB
Release : 1974
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 24,92 MB
Release : 1968
Category : Labor
ISBN :
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 774 pages
File Size : 11,20 MB
Release : 1974
Category : Labor laws and legislation
ISBN :
Publishes in-depth articles on labor subjects, current labor statistics, information about current labor contracts, and book reviews.
Author : Jay A. Smith
Publisher :
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 28,17 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Collective bargaining
ISBN :
Author : Transit Cooperative Research Program
Publisher : Transportation Research Board
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 31,73 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Bus lines
ISBN : 0309067529
Introduction and Research Approach -- Findings -- Management Profile for Maintaining a Qualified Workforce -- Conclusions and Suggested Research.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor
Publisher :
Page : 1604 pages
File Size : 28,78 MB
Release : 1957
Category : Clerks
ISBN :
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare
Publisher :
Page : 776 pages
File Size : 21,44 MB
Release : 1961
Category : Minimum wage
ISBN :
Considers S. 256 and related S. 879 and S. 895, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to increase the minimum wage and extend the minimum wage to include construction and retail employees.