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He said : " Unfair dealing on the part of employers had long been a grievance with the men . ... many apprentices as could possibly be worked was considered the indubitable right of every employer , who , through the possession of labor ...
He said : " Unfair dealing on the part of employers had long been a grievance with the men . ... many apprentices as could possibly be worked was considered the indubitable right of every employer , who , through the possession of labor ...
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They arrive , and being usually out of money , and frequently without friends , are in no condition to dictate to employers what wages shall be paid em ; and being unfamiliar with our language and customs , as well as with our machines ...
They arrive , and being usually out of money , and frequently without friends , are in no condition to dictate to employers what wages shall be paid em ; and being unfamiliar with our language and customs , as well as with our machines ...
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Employers who had hitherto shown a disposition to treat their workmen fairly found themselves imposing restrictions upon ... In other places concessions were made and mutual understandings were arrived at between employes and employers ...
Employers who had hitherto shown a disposition to treat their workmen fairly found themselves imposing restrictions upon ... In other places concessions were made and mutual understandings were arrived at between employes and employers ...
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Contents
THE OLD ORDER CHANGES | 18 |
THE AWAKENING | 31 |
The workman studies the Bill of RightsConditions of white and black slaves | 57 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Thirty Years of Labor, 1859-1889 Reprints of economic classics |
| Author | Terence Vincent Powderly |
| Edition | reprint, revised |
| Publisher | A. M. Kelley, 1967 |
| ISBN | 0678002495, 9780678002490 |
| Length | 372 pages |
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