Digital History
Digital History: Postwar Labor Tensions
Read about the strength of labor unions just after World War I and see how the gains were eroded throughout the 1920s.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Medical Records and Health Information Tech
Career trends and employment projections are detailed in this Department of Labor site. General information on the Medical Records and Health Information Technician profession is also provided.
Vassar College
Vassar College: 1896: Socialism
This website from Vassar College for Political Cartoons offers a look at Socialism in 1896 with special attention to the thoughts of Eugene V. Debs.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Petroleum Engineers
The Bureau of Labor Statistics offers a complete description of the petroleum engineering career field, including nature of work, outlook, and earnings.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Cardiovascular Technician
This site, published by the Department of Labor Statistics, provides information related to the Cardiovascular Technician Career. Employment projections and trends are detailed with a brief description of the profession.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Chicago: City of the Century: Philip Armour
From a PBS American Experience series about Chicago, this biography of Philip Armour, who made the meat-packing business more efficient. Find out about his methods, but also about the horrible conditions of the meat-packers who worked in...
Library of Congress
Loc: American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Women's Trade Union Seal
Find the seal of the National Women's Trade Union League, a union formed by women to address issues not being supported by unions with mostly men as members.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Computer Systems Design Career Guide
Department of Labor Career Guide that gives comprehensive information on data processing careers. Links include Nature of the Industry, Working Conditions, Employment, Earnings, Training and Advancement, Outlook, and Additional...
The History Cat
The History Cat: Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
Looks at the garment factory industry in the 1800s and the early part of the 20th century, where workers toiled in sweatshop conditions. After a terrible fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in 1911, labor unions gained support in...
Ohio History Central
Ohio History Central: United Mine Workers of America
A look at the history of the United Mine Workers from its inception to present day. Find out what causes the UMW supported.
Ohio History Central
Ohio History Central: Samuel M. Jones
Read a biography of the mayor of Toledo, Samuel Jones, who followed Progressive principles. Find out how he treated his employees when he was in the oil business, and see how he tried to improve the lives of his constituents.
Ohio History Central
Ohio History Central: Little Steel Strike of 1937
An interesting article about the strike against the Little Steel companies in Ohio in 1937. It describes the use of the sit-down strike by the unionized steel workers.
Government of Alberta
Alberta Human Resources and Employment: Oc Cinfo: Airline Pilot
Overview of the occupation of airplane pilot including duties, working conditions, personal characteristics, educational requirements, employment opportunities, salary and references for additional information.
University of Arizona
Pulse: Industrialization, Chemicals and Human Health
While students gain an understand of basic environmental toxicology, they explore the health impacts of industrialization on society in these lessons. This is a cross curricular unit that addresses standards for eleventh grade in math,...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: A Helping Hand for Labor
Theodore Roosevelt had many talents. See how he acted as arbitrator in the coal strike of 1902, and supported the demands of the United Mine Workers to improve the working conditions of the miners.
Other
Toledo Ohio: Remembering the "Golden Rule"
A biography of Samuel M. Jones that details both his private and public life. Read about how he treated his employees of his company, S.M. Jones Company, and how he carried those progressive ideas to his terms as mayor of Toledo.
Library of Congress
Loc: Labor Unions and Working Conditions: United We Stand
Think about your work environment. Are you allowed to rest periodically? Do you earn a decent wage? Can you voice your concerns without losing your job? There was a time when workers in the United States did not have basic rights such as...
Library of Congress
Loc: Learning Page: Labor in America
A rich collection of resources, including primary sources, student activities, and lesson plans, to support study of Americans at work in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: Postwar Labor Tensions
[Free Registration/Login Required] A brief look at the growth of unions in the early 20th century. Read about the strikes in 1919 and their consequences.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1865 1898: The Knights of Labor
In the late nineteenth century, the Knights of Labor attempted to organize workers of all kinds into a union to improve working hours and conditions for laborers.
Tennessee Historical Society
Tennessee Encyclopedia: Knights of Labor
The Tennessee Encyclopedia offers an interesting account of the Knights of Labor organization, particularly its actions in Tennessee. Read about how immigrants, African Americans, and women were all included in the membership of the...
History Teacher
Historyteacher.net: The Rise of Big Business & the Labor Movement: Quiz (2)
This 10-question multiple choice quiz is immediately scored and tests your knowledge of the labor movement in the late 19th century.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: The Time of the Lincolns: Wage Slavery
A comparison of factory labor in the North to slave labor in the South. Southerners used the situation of factory workers making low wages in order to justify their own use of slave labor.