Download or read book First Facts of American Labor written by Philip Sheldon Foner and published by Holmes & Meier Publishers. This book was released on 1984 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reference book of significant events, achievements and protagonists in labour movement and labour relations history, USA - presents a broad range of information covering the colonial period to the present, arranged under alphabetical subject headings; includes such topics as first strikes, labour legislation on reduced hours of work, unemployment benefit, prohibition of child labour, walkouts by woman workers and blacks, etc.