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Murray, Philip
(Encyclopedia) Murray, Philip, 1886–1952, American labor leader, b. Blantyre, Scotland. He emigrated to the United States in 1902 and worked in the Pennsylvania coal mines. After he was discharged…Ivanovo
(Encyclopedia) Ivanovo Ivanovo ēväˈnəvə [key], city, capital of Ivanovo region, central European Russia, in the…Atbarah
(Encyclopedia) Atbarah or Atbara Atbara both: ătbäˈrə [key], town, E Sudan, at the junction of the Atbara and Nile rivers. An important rail junction, it is also the…Gomułka, Władysław
(Encyclopedia) Gomułka, WładysławGomułka, Władysławvwädĭsˈwäf gəm&oobreve;ˈkə [key], 1905–82, Polish Communist leader. Long a Communist, he helped establish the Polish Workers' party and was (…International Ladies Garment Workers Union
(Encyclopedia) International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU), former U.S. labor union, formed in 1900 by the amalgamation of seven local unions. At the turn of the century most of the workers in…Service Employees International Union
(Encyclopedia) Service Employees International Union (SEIU), labor union representing U.S. and Canadian workers in health care (doctors, nurses, health technicians), public services (government…Fair Labor Standards Act
(Encyclopedia) Fair Labor Standards Act or Wages and Hours Act, passed by the U.S. Congress in 1938 to establish minimum living standards for workers engaged directly or indirectly in interstate…labor law
(Encyclopedia) labor law, legislation dealing with human beings in their capacity as workers or wage earners. The Industrial Revolution, by introducing the machine and factory production, greatly…Givatayim
(Encyclopedia) Givatayim Givatayim gĭvätäˈyĭm [key], town, W central Israel, a residential suburb of Tel Aviv. It was…family leave
(Encyclopedia) family leave, social policy permitting workers to take a specified amount of time off from the job to attend to pressing family needs. The U.S. Family and Medical Leave Act (1993)…Trending
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