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Fighting for the Union Label: The Women's Garment Industry and the Ilgwu in Pennsylvania
Fighting for the Union Label The Women's Garment Industry and the Ilgwu in Pennsylvania
Author: Kenneth C. Wolensky, Nicole H. Wolensky, Robert P. Wolensky
It is no coincidence that the garment industry gained a foothold in Pennsylvania’s hard-coal region as mines were closing or reducing operations. "Runaway" factories, especially ones from Manhattan, set up shop in mining towns where labor was plentiful and unions scarce. By the 1930s garment factories employed thousands of wives and daughters of...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780271021676
ISBN-10: 0271021675
Publication Date: 1/1/2002
Pages: 275
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Publisher: Pennsylvania State Univ Pr (Txt)
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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