Post World War II Labor Market, The
Professor of history Gary Gerstle talks about the shifting labor market in the years following World War II. "Most of the servicemen who had gone
Subject: labor
Pre-Civil War Working Conditions
-Civil War period in factory labor would be more or less common, and both men and women struggled for a ten-hour day," Professor Kessler-Harris explains
Subject: labor
Exploitation During the Industrial Revolution
American history professor Alice Kessler-Harris explains that both men and men were exploited during the Industrial Revolution. But those born in America had other options, Professor Kessler-Harris notes, including the "fabled frontier" and free lan...
Subject: labor
Employment During The Depression
American history professor Alice Kessler-Harris talks about shifting employment demographics during Depression, The and again during World War II.
Subject: labor
Recruitment Options
In searching for a pool of qualified applicants from which to fill a position, companies use a number of different sources, from employment agencies to educational and local community organizations, to their own employee base.
Subject: labor
Transcript: 40 YEARS, I THINK THOSE DAYS ARE OVER. AND WHAT WE ARE SEEING REPLACING THAT IS MORE OF THEY A CONTRACT LABOR, MAYBE EVEN A TEMPORARY LABOR. THEY
Women at Work
American history professor Alice Kessler-Harris explains that, in the early twentieth century, two-thirds of native-born White women worked exclusively in the home, while African-American women tended to work outside the home in greater numbers.
Subject: labor
Bad Bosses Go to Hell
A young woman on a job search sits across the table from five potential employers who are all, in a word, bad. Becoming ever more discouraged by her interviews, she decides to create a few job openings of her own. With James Bulleit, David Rakoff, B...
Subject: labor