The Florida State Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would prohibit local agencies from implementing heat protections for workers. The GOP-controlled Senate voted 28-11 to pass the bill, which would…
Are there any good resources that give an overview of some of this stuff? I must confess my ignorance, but your words are stirring and I want to know more.
Basically for a long time coal/steel/etc companies kept assassinating workers who wanted “rights” and “fair treatment” and “didn’t want to die in a mineshaft collapse because the company cut corners on safety measures”
Are there any good resources that give an overview of some of this stuff? I must confess my ignorance, but your words are stirring and I want to know more.
The might be reffering to the Homestead Massacre and/or similar events?
Basically for a long time coal/steel/etc companies kept assassinating workers who wanted “rights” and “fair treatment” and “didn’t want to die in a mineshaft collapse because the company cut corners on safety measures”
I guess what I want is a suggestion for a good history of the labor movement.
Robert Shogan’s book The Battle of Blair Mountain is fantastic.