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Author Aurand, Harold W

Title From the Molly Maguires to the United Mine Workers the social ecology of an industrial union, 1869-1897 [by] Harold W. Aurand
Published Philadelphia, Temple University Press [1971]

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Contents Foreword / Walter Licht -- Introduction / Harold W. Aurand -- Part I. The environmental setting -- The physical surrounding -- The industry -- The community -- Part II. Work -- The productive system -- The reward system -- Part III. The individual response -- Mobility -- Part IV. The collective response : the reward system -- The first union -- The collapse of the W.B.A. -- A violent interlude -- Reorganization and collapse -- The final organization -- Part V. The collective response : the physical plant -- Mine safety -- Welfare -- An overview -- Notes -- Appendix I. Production and employment in the anthracite industry -- Appendix II. Rules adopted by the coal operators and mine superintendents of the Eastern District of the Wyoming and Lackawanna Coal Fields, at the Mine Inspector's Office, Scranton, Pennsylvania, December 24, 1881 -- Appendix III. Contract between a miner and a store -- Appendix IV. Rules to govern the mining of coal in Pittston and vicinity as adopted by the operators and miners this 12th day of August, 1863
Summary USA. Historical account of coal mining and trade unionization attempts among coal miners in pennsylvania from 1869 to 1897 - covers labour relations conflicts, wages, working conditions, political aspects, etc. Bibliography pp. 193 to 214 and statistical tables
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-214)
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Subject United Mine Workers of America -- History
SUBJECT United Mine Workers of America fast
United Mine Workers of America -- History. nli
Subject Coal miners -- Labor unions -- Pennsylvania -- History
Coal miners -- Pennsylvania -- History
Coal miners
Coal miners -- Labor unions
history.
coal mining.
trade union.
coal miner.
labour relations.
wages.
working conditions.
political aspect.
statistical table.
Coal miners -- Pennsylvania -- Labor unions -- History.
Coal miners -- Pennsylvania -- History.
histoire.
houillère.
syndicat.
mineur de houille.
relations de travail.
salaire.
conditions de travail.
aspect politique.
tableau statistique.
historia.
minas de carbón.
sindicato.
minero del carbón.
relaciones laborales.
salario.
condiciones de trabajo.
aspecto político.
cuadros estadísticos.
Pennsylvania
USA.
Etats-Unis.
Estados Unidos.
Genre/Form History
bibliography.
bibliographie.
bibliografía.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781439917527
1439917523