Labor Answers

Both newspaper journalists and postal workers have been negatively affected by

What is one benefit for US workers who have a college degree rather than a high school diploma?

Read the excerpt from a letter about the early trade union movement.The trade union movement came into being as a movement of hunger. It was made necessary by conditions. It was in the beginning formed in response to a hunger for enough to eat . . . As it became possible to secure more food, other hungers demanded satisfaction . . . The demands were for more and better food, for better clothes and for better homes. It required a struggle to satisfy these needs . . . [A]t every step of the way it was necessary to overcome the stubborn opposition of employers who were resolved not to recede and not to relinquish any of the powers and privileges which they possessed.—Samuel Gompers, 1920

Which workers are most likely to be in demand in the future?

In the year 2013, which of these fields has the largest percentage of workers?

What event had an enormous effect on US workplace safety?

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What is the economic outlook for occupations in the healthcare sector?

What is the definition of collective bargaining?

The graph shows labor union membership.