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Thanksgiving, 1942. Cooperation in industry. America's employees and employers throughout the country answered the call for more production for victory by setting up 1,650 labor-management councils, representing more than 3,200,000 workers. These committees concentrate their united energies on improving production, speeding operations, reducing absenteeism, and eliminating waste. Here, a labor-management committee of the Anthracite industry in Pennsylvania confers on the ways and means of increasing production in the mines

Thanksgiving, 1942. Cooperation in industry. America's employees and e...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a group of people, United States politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

War Labor Board. Here are eleven of the twelve members of the War Labor Board, pictured before their initial meeting on January 16, 1942. Seated are, left to right, vice chairman George W. Taylor, chairman William H. Davis and Frank P. Graham, three of the four public members of the board. The fourth, Wayne L. Morse, was not present. Standing are, left to right, E. J. McMillan, employers, Matthew J. Woll, labor, Walter C. Teagle, employers, A. W. Hawkes, employers, Roger D. Lapham, employers, three labor members: George Meany, Thomas Kennedy and R.J. Thomas

War Labor Board. Here are eleven of the twelve members of the War Labo...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a political campaign, politician, meeting, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Seneca Glass Works, Morgantown, West Virginia. Girls wrapping and packing. Girl in centre said she was 13. this is a co-operative institution run in the interests of the workers as well as employers; do not work at night; yet they use small girls and many small boys. Oct., 1908. Location: Morgantown, West Virginia.

Seneca Glass Works, Morgantown, West Virginia. Girls wrapping and pack...

Picryl description: Public domain image of girl workers, child labor, working children, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mr. Smith, overseer in Wylie Mill, Chester, S.C. He will not let his children work in the mill. Says it is no place for them. Plenty of children below 12 in his mill. He said that it is a common practice all through the South for employers in cotton mills to evade the child labor law by allowing young children to help their older sisters or brothers. The name of the small child is not on the books. "That is the way we manage it." Nov. 28/08. Location: Chester, South Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Mr. Smith, overseer in Wylie Mill, Chester, S.C. He will not let his c...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of child, child labor, farmer, early 20th-century farm, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Harry McShane - 134 B'way [I,e, Broadway] -Cin. O. - 16 yrs. of age on June 29, 1908. Had his left arm pulled off near shoulder, and right leg broken through kneecap, by being caught on belt of a machine in Spring factory in May 1908. Had been working in factory more than 2 yrs. Was on his feet for first time after the accident, the day this photo was taken. No attention was paid by employers to the boy either at hospital or home according to statement of boy's father. No com- pensation. Location: Cincinnati, Ohio.

Harry McShane - 134 B'way [I,e, Broadway] -Cin. O. - 16 yrs. of age on...

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The Old Mechanic's Bell tower [erected by shipwrights about 1800 at Goerck and Stanton streets near the East River, N.Y.C. The tolling of the bell marked the end of a ten-hour day, an act of protest against the employers' practice of compelling artisans to work from "dark to dark"]

The Old Mechanic's Bell tower [erected by shipwrights about 1800 at Go...

Erected by shipwrights about 1800 at Goerck and Stanton streets near the East River, N.Y.C. The tolling of the bell marked the end of a ten-hour day, an act of protest against the employers' practice of compell... More

3 questions to employers [...] More men are wanted to-day. What can you do? / printed by Bemrose & Sons Ltd., London and Derby.

3 questions to employers [...] More men are wanted to-day. What can yo...

Poster is text only, inferring ways in which employers can encourage men to enlist. Poster no. 70.

Albion, New York. The Friends of Richwood, West Virginia and their new employers, the Nesbitts

Albion, New York. The Friends of Richwood, West Virginia and their new...

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Mr. Smith, overseer in Wylie Mill, Chester, S.C. He will not let his children work in the mill. Says it is no place for them. Plenty of children below 12 in his mill. He said that it is a common practice all through the South for employers in cotton mills to evade the child labor law by allowing young children to help their older sisters or brothers. The name of the small child is not on the books. "That is the way we manage it." Nov. 28/08. Location: Chester, South Carolina / Photo by Lewis W. Hine.

Mr. Smith, overseer in Wylie Mill, Chester, S.C. He will not let his c...

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Harry McShane - 134 B'way [I,e, Broadway] -Cin. O. - 16 yrs. of age on June 29, 1908. Had his left arm pulled off near shoulder, and right leg broken through kneecap, by being caught on belt of a machine in Spring factory in May 1908. Had been working in factory more than 2 yrs. Was on his feet for first time after the accident, the day this photo was taken. No attention was paid by employers to the boy either at hospital or home according to statement of boy's father. No com- pensation. Location: Cincinnati, Ohio.

Harry McShane - 134 B'way [I,e, Broadway] -Cin. O. - 16 yrs. of age on...

Picryl description: Public domain image of child labor, exploitation, children workers, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Harry McShane - 134 B'way [I,e, Broadway] -Cin. O. - 16 yrs. of age on June 29, 1908. Had his left arm pulled off near shoulder, and right leg broken through kneecap, by being caught on belt of a machine in Spring factory in May 1908. Had been working in factory more than 2 yrs. Was on his feet for first time after the accident, the day this photo was taken. No attention was paid by employers to the boy either at hospital or home according to statement of boy's father. No com- pensation. Location: Cincinnati, Ohio.

Harry McShane - 134 B'way [I,e, Broadway] -Cin. O. - 16 yrs. of age on...

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A picture for employers. Why they can live on 40 cents a day, and they can't

A picture for employers. Why they can live on 40 cents a day, and they...

Caricature showing Chinese, living in very crowded opium den, eating rats; and American man arriving home from work to wife, children and normal household conditions.

Mrs. Crystal Eastman Benedict of New York is a member of the Executive Committee of the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage. Mrs. Benedict is a graduate of Vassar College and of the New York Law University. She was secretary of the New York State Commission which investigated the employers’ liability question, and she was formerly investigator for the Russell Sage Foundation. She is the sister of Max Eastman, editor of the Masses.

Mrs. Crystal Eastman Benedict of New York is a member of the Executive...

Title and name and address of photographer transcribed from item. Summary: Formal portrait, three-quarter-length, seated, Crystal Eastman Benedict, facing left with upper body and head turned toward camera, wea... More

Wage-Hour Administrator reports to President. Washington, D.C., Oct. 25. Wage-Hour Administrator Elmer F. Andrews leaving the White House today after making a report to President Roosevelt. At a press conference today, Andrews expressed belief that employees thrown out of work by closing of low wage industries would be re-employed by 'decent' employers when the chiselling minority quits the business, 10/25/38

Wage-Hour Administrator reports to President. Washington, D.C., Oct. 2...

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Wage-Hour Unit prepares to put act into effect. Washington, D.C., Oct. 22. The Wage-Hour Administration rushed work today on last minute explanations of how industry should comply with the most far reaching attempt since the NRA days to put a floor under wages and a ceiling over hours. Wage-hour Administrator Elmer Andrews, extreme right seated, telling the press he hopes to announce by nightfall the kind of records employers should keep to show conformity with the new law which becomes effective 12:01 A.M. Monday

Wage-Hour Unit prepares to put act into effect. Washington, D.C., Oct....

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War production drive. This huge thermometer outside a Westinghouse plant recorded the workers' purchase of bonds and stamps. Labor-management committees have reported that it is good psychology to display devices like this because both employers and employees are eager to show the public how good they are

War production drive. This huge thermometer outside a Westinghouse pla...

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Seneca Glass Works, Morgantown, West Virginia. Girls wrapping and packing. Girl in centre said she was 13. this is a co-operative institution run in the interests of the workers as well as employers; do not work at night; yet they use small girls and many small boys. Oct., 1908. Location: Morgantown, West Virginia.

Seneca Glass Works, Morgantown, West Virginia. Girls wrapping and pack...

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Labor Secretary arrives for meeting of Council for Industrial Progress. Washington, D.C., Dec. 11. Management and Labor. Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins escorted by John G. Paine, Chairman of the Employers Group in the Berry Industrial-Labor Council, arrives for the meeting of Industry and Labor. Addressing the conference, Mme Perkins predicted that the "upward swing of recovery" will be continued. The Government, she said, will stand by to aid in the accomplishment of this objective

Labor Secretary arrives for meeting of Council for Industrial Progress...

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In national defense industries are open for skilled workers Workers - register now for industrial defense : Employers - use Michigan's largest reservoir of workers : The Michigan State Employment Service.

In national defense industries are open for skilled workers Workers - ...

Poster announcing employment opportunities for skilled industrial laborers in Michigan. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress).

Present System Is Unjust; New Employers' Liability Laws Explained by Crystal Eastman; page 3

Present System Is Unjust; New Employers' Liability Laws Explained by C...

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New Wage-Hour Administrator gets helping hand from missus. Washington, D.C., Aug. 18. Working without pay, Mrs. Elmer F. Andrews, wife of the newly appointed Wage-hour Administrator, is helping her husband organize his new office force which has already been swamped with thousands of letters from employers. Administrator Andrews looks on while his wife sorts the mail in this photograph. Mrs. Andrew is no novice at government work, having served in the chemical warfare service during the World War days, 8/18/38

New Wage-Hour Administrator gets helping hand from missus. Washington,...

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Present System Is Unjust; New Employers' Liability Laws Explained by Crystal Eastman

Present System Is Unjust; New Employers' Liability Laws Explained by C...

Crystal Eastman explains legislation proposed by Employers' Liability Commission that would change method of compensation for worker injury or death in industrial accidents so that employers would pay a greater... More

Present System Is Unjust; New Employers' Liability Laws Explained by Crystal Eastman; page 2

Present System Is Unjust; New Employers' Liability Laws Explained by C...

Crystal Eastman explains legislation proposed by Employers' Liability Commission that would change method of compensation for worker injury or death in industrial accidents so that employers would pay a greater... More

The arcade reports for employers by Earl M. Pratt. M. D. [Oak Park, Ill. c. 1902].

The arcade reports for employers by Earl M. Pratt. M. D. [Oak Park, Il...

Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 18, Folder 51b.

Employer and employee well represented as committee meets to consider minimum wage for textile workers. Washington, D.C., Oct. 11. Employer and employee members of the First Industry Committee under the new Wage-Hour Law met with Chairman Donald Nelson and Wage-hour Administrator Elmer Andrews today to consider a minimum wage for more than 1,300,000 workers in the textile industry. Pictured, left to right, are: Donald Nelson, Administrator Andrews, and Sidney Hillman, President of the Amalgamated Clothing workers, standing are R.R. West, (left) Danville, Virginia, and John R. Cheatham, Griffin, GA., both employers, 10/11/38

Employer and employee well represented as committee meets to consider ...

A group of men sitting around a table. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

War Labor Board. Here are eleven of the twelve members of the War Labor Board, pictured before their initial meeting on January 16, 1942. Seated are, left to right, vice chairman George W. Taylor, chairman William H. Davis and Frank P. Graham, three of the four public members of the board. The fourth, Wayne L. Morse, was not present. Standing are, left to right, E. J. McMillan, employers, Matthew J. Woll, labor, Walter C. Teagle, employers, A. W. Hawkes, employers, Roger D. Lapham, employers, three labor members: George Meany, Thomas Kennedy and R.J. Thomas

War Labor Board. Here are eleven of the twelve members of the War Labo...

Actual size of negative is D (approximately 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Divisi... More

The arcade reports for employers by Earl M. Pratt. M. D. [Oak Park, Ill. c. 1902].

The arcade reports for employers by Earl M. Pratt. M. D. [Oak Park, Il...

Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 18, Folder 51b.