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migrant labor

(Encyclopedia) migrant labor, term applied in the United States to laborers who travel from place to place harvesting crops that must be picked as soon as they ripen. Although migrant labor patterns…

Labor Day

(Encyclopedia) Labor Day, holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada on the first Monday in September to honor the laborer. It was inaugurated by the Knights of Labor in 1882 and made a…

labor union

(Encyclopedia) labor union: see union, labor.

Hearst, William Randolph

(Encyclopedia) Hearst, William Randolph, 1863–1951, American journalist and publisher, b. San Francisco. A flamboyant, highly controversial figure, Hearst was nonetheless an intelligent and extremely…

Mother Jones Speaks to Striking Coal Miners

by MaryHarris This, my friends, marks, in my estimation, the most remarkable move ever made in the State of West Virginia. It is a day that will mark history in the long ages to come.…

Union City, CA Economic Statistics

NumberPercentEMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over50,222100.0In labor force32,96065.6Civilian labor force32,94965.6Employed31,28062.3Unemployed1,6693.3Percent of civilian labor force5.1…

Union City, NJ Economic Statistics

NumberPercentEMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over51,949100.0In labor force29,55756.9Civilian labor force29,55156.9Employed25,87449.8Unemployed3,6777.1Percent of civilian labor force12.…

Union County, NC Economic Statistics

Union county north carolina dp 3 profile of selected economic characteristics NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection,…

Union Parish LA Economic Statistics

SubjectNumberPercent EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over17,616100.0In labor force9,97056.6Civilian labor force9,96256.6Employed9,26252.6Unemployed7004.0Percent of civilian labor…

United Church of Canada

(Encyclopedia) United Church of Canada, Protestant denomination formed in 1925 by the union of the Methodist, Congregational, and Presbyterian churches in Canada. A large number of Presbyterian…