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[2013]., Juvenile, Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Call No: E MAR Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: An illustrated account of immigrant Clara Lemlich's pivotal role in the influential 1909 women laborer's strike describes how she worked grueling hours to acquire an education and support her family before organizing a massive walkout to protest the unfair working conditions in New York's garment district.
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-- Fight for an eight-hour workday2004., Rosen Central Primary Source Call No: 977.3 Bre Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: America's industrial society in the 19th centurySummary Note: Provides information about labor unions, discussing their formation in the 1800s to ensure better working conditions for workers, and looks at the Noble and Holy Order of the Knights of Labor, the first national union to help the working class, as well as the riot that erupted in 1886 after a clash between unions and the Chicago police.
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1996., Lerner Publications Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A biography of Mary Harris Jones, the union organizer who worked tirelessly for the rights of workers.
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c1997., Juvenile, Lerner Publications Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A biography of Mary Harris Jones, the union organizer who worked tirelessly for the rights of workers.