Skilled Hands, Strong Spirits: A Century of Building Trades History

by Grace Palladino

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Skilled Hands, Strong Spirits follows the history of the Building and Construction Trades Department from the emergence of building trades councils in the age of the skyscraper; through treacherous fights over jurisdiction as new building materials and methods of work evolved; and through numerous Department campaigns to improve safety standards, work with contractors to promote unionized construction, and forge a sense of industrial unity...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0801474140

ISBN13:9780801474149

Release Date:May 2007

Publisher:ILR Press

Length:304 Pages

Weight:0.95 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 8.9"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

20th Century Business Business & Investing Economic History Economics Labor & Industrial Relations Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences

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