American Federationist articles from May 1985

American Federationist archives from May 1985

Workers without jobs.
May 25, 1985... Suppose you take the population of New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles. That's about 13 million people. the add in the population of Atlanta, New Orleans, Pittsburgh and Boston. That's another 2 million, raising the grand total to 15...

Unions of the past; labor organization before collective bargaining.
May 25, 1985... After the Wagner Act was passed in 1935, direct organizing of workers was common. Unions like the Steelworkers and the Auto Workers were able to gain membership simply through offering the service of collective bargaining. Before this period,...

Mike Quill - himself.
May 25, 1985... Mike Quill, the Irish rebel who built a union in the New York subway system, was president of the Transport Workers Union of America from its founding in 1934 until his death in 1966. Shirley Quill, first a clsoe associate, then his wife,...

Occupational hazards from non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation.
May 25, 1985... This is an overview of the potential health hazards to workers through the uncontrolled use of, or excessive exposure to, electromagnetic radiation. the rapidly expanding scientific, medical, industrial, and home use of devices such as...

The reduction of the working time.
May 25, 1985... This study with the economic and social effects of a possible reduction in working time in the industrialized market economy countries, wehre unions are seeking to establish a 35-hour workweek as the standard. More leisure time for workers...

The role of unions in the American economy.
May 25, 1985... The Joint Council on Economic Education is a joint labor-business effort to improve the knowledge of high school teachers and high school students about how the U.S. economy operates. As you would expect, therefore, the authors of this JCEE...

Safety in the use of asbestos.
May 25, 1985... There are three main health dangers associated with exposure to airborne asbestos: asbestosis, or thickening and scarring of the lung tissue; lung cancer, and mesothelioma, cancer of the pleura or peritoneum. This handbook spells out a...