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Van Tine, Warren R. – 1993
While the building and printing industries flourished in pre-Civil War Columbus, manufacturing languished. The manufacturing base grew and diversified from 1820 to 1850. Few unions emerged, and those that did seldom lasted long. During the Civil War business and manufacturing increased to serve the camps and prisons established in Columbus. When…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Employer Employee Relationship, Labor Conditions, Labor Demands
Oliver, Donald W.; Newmann, Fred M. – 1967
See TE 499 864, above.
Descriptors: Employer Employee Relationship, Government Role, Labor Conditions, Labor Force
Communications Workers of America, Washington, DC. Education Dept. – 1988
This kit is designed to help labor union members or others interested in workplace issues to make successful visits to elementary and secondary school classrooms. The slide program lasts approximately 45 minutes and does not require an expert in teaching or labor history background. Suggestions on whom to approach within the school in order to…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Elementary Secondary Education, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment
Beaver, Claude D.; Jandt, Fred E. – 1973
The nature of the work on an automated assembly line is the major cause of complaint among workers and labor unions. In trying to solve the problem of alienation among American industrial workers, a simulation model, "Kingscity," patterned after the General Motors plant at Lordstown, Ohio, was utilized in a basic interpersonal communication course…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Employer Employee Relationship, Group Dynamics, Human Relations
Swedish Inst., Stockholm. – 1990
This paper presents an overview of labor relations in Sweden from the mid-19th century until the present. It begins with some basic facts about Swedish history, population, economy, and geography, then describes the historical background of labor union organization in the country. The paper then outlines the various types of trade unions in…
Descriptors: Adults, Collective Bargaining, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Problems
Sicker, Martin – 2002
The prospective place of the aging worker in the employment environment of the 21st century is examined. The following are among the specific topics discussed: (1) the real world of work and retirement; (2) the changing employment environment; (3) the restructuring of business in the United States; (4) globalization and the economy; (5) downsizing…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Aging (Individuals), Corporations, Economic Change
Simmonds, W. H. C. – 1975
The often unstable workforce in remote areas can possibly be strengthened by stabilizing adjacent human settlements with community design which works from the inside out to emphasize the human, social, cultural, and environmental aspects of the settlements. Because stresses resulting from isolation, loss of social relationships, lack of…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Community Development, Community Planning, Community Satisfaction