The American Workers' Fact BookUnited States Department of Labor., 1960 |
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Page ii - The purpose of the Department of Labor shall be to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners of the United States, to improve their working conditions, and to advance their opportunities for profitable employment.
Page 18 - This is true with respect to employees engaged in Interstate or foreign commerce or In the production of goods for such commerce (including...
Page 212 - ... be punished by a fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment for not more than twelve months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Page 24 - Apprenticeship is training for those occupations commonly known as skilled crafts or trades that require a wide and diverse range of skills and knowledge, as well as maturity and independence of judgment.
Page 24 - ... workers on a farm or in a business operated by a member of the family...
Page 248 - ... (C) if as a condition of being employed the individual would be required to join a company union or to resign from. or refrain from joining any bona fide labor organization...
Page 181 - An elective act is one in which the employer has the option of either accepting or rejecting the act, but in case he rejects it he loses the customary common law defenses — assumed risk of the employment, negligence of fellow servants, and contributory negligence.
Page 144 - Wisconsin order sets a minimum of 75 cents an hour for employment of women and minors 16 years of age and over employed in agriculture; minors under 16 may not be paid less than 65 cents an hour. The order also sets specified rates if board and lodging are furnished.
Page 4 - ... would have been looking for work except that they were temporarily ill or believed no work was available in their line of work or in the community.
Page 31 - ... correcting corruption or financial malpractice, assuring the performance of collective bargaining agreements or other duties of a bargaining representative, restoring democratic procedures, or otherwise carrying out the legitimate objects of such labor organization.