Thirty Years of Labor, 1859-1889A. M. Kelley, 1967 - 372 pages |
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Page 105
... employes that their wages would be reduced , and at once all railroads centering at Pitts- burg began to agitate the question of effecting a restoration of the ten per cent . reduction . On June 2 a meeting of railroad men was held at ...
... employes that their wages would be reduced , and at once all railroads centering at Pitts- burg began to agitate the question of effecting a restoration of the ten per cent . reduction . On June 2 a meeting of railroad men was held at ...
Page 167
... employes as they may occur , and which may tend to interfere with the welfare of the people of the different States , and report thereon to Congress . The Commissioner of Labor shall also obtain such information upon the various ...
... employes as they may occur , and which may tend to interfere with the welfare of the people of the different States , and report thereon to Congress . The Commissioner of Labor shall also obtain such information upon the various ...
Page 249
... employes , a fraction over $ 2,264 . While the average yearly earnings of each employe were $ 720 , he received in wages but a fraction over $ 346 , or a trifle over one dollar a day for every working day in the year . Subtract the ...
... employes , a fraction over $ 2,264 . While the average yearly earnings of each employe were $ 720 , he received in wages but a fraction over $ 346 , or a trifle over one dollar a day for every working day in the year . Subtract the ...
Contents
THE OLD ORDER CHANGES | 17 |
THE AWAKENING | 31 |
The workman studies the Bill of RightsConditions of white and black slaves | 57 |
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