Labor Problems and Labor Administration in the United States During the World War, Volume 1University of Illinois, 1919 - Labor |
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... situation during the emergency of the last few years con- tained nothing new and suggestive such a study would be of only historical value , but it is now generally agreed that our experi- ences during the war have contributed much ...
... situation during the emergency of the last few years con- tained nothing new and suggestive such a study would be of only historical value , but it is now generally agreed that our experi- ences during the war have contributed much ...
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... situation in the United States dur- ing the recent crisis will show , we believe , that the labor problem consisted in : ( 1 ) An insufficient supply of workmen , skilled and unskilled , to meet the increased demand for labor resulting ...
... situation in the United States dur- ing the recent crisis will show , we believe , that the labor problem consisted in : ( 1 ) An insufficient supply of workmen , skilled and unskilled , to meet the increased demand for labor resulting ...
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... situation . A satisfactory war labor program , however , was not evolved immediately , and there was current much severe criticism of the government for what was characterized as its dilatory methods in dealing with this important ...
... situation . A satisfactory war labor program , however , was not evolved immediately , and there was current much severe criticism of the government for what was characterized as its dilatory methods in dealing with this important ...
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... situation to urge an eight - hour day " and other measures calcu- lated to reduce rather than increase the output , " the weekly per capita production of skilled labor was said to have steadily de- clined following our entry into the ...
... situation to urge an eight - hour day " and other measures calcu- lated to reduce rather than increase the output , " the weekly per capita production of skilled labor was said to have steadily de- clined following our entry into the ...
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... situation in the West during the early months of our active participation in the war found that effective conduct of the nation's war program was suffering needlessly because of : ( 1 ) interruption of work due to actual or threatened ...
... situation in the West during the early months of our active participation in the war found that effective conduct of the nation's war program was suffering needlessly because of : ( 1 ) interruption of work due to actual or threatened ...
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