Image: Protest Against Child Labor in a Labor Parade. New York, 1909. [May 1] [Photograph]
Source: Library of Congress
Labor refers to the work involved in a task but also the workers required to do it. The Labor Movement refers to the efforts of men and women in unions and individually to push for better working conditions and dates back in various forms to before the establishment of the United States.
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The Anthropology of Labor Unions by 
Industrial Wage Work by 
Transgender Employment Experiences by 
A. Philip Randolph and the Struggle for Civil Rights by 
Labor, Civil Rights, and the Hughes Tool Company by 
Image: Taylor, D. A. & Cooper, M. (1994) Workers at Nurse's Station, 1st Floor. United States New Jersey Paterson, 1994. -09-14. [Photograph]
Source: Library of Congress
The push for better working conditions in the US has taken place over hundreds of years. Accordingly, many of the primary sources that inform current understanding of the American labor movement can be found in specialized archives on the subject.
