IR 4120 - History of American Labor

Institution:

SUNY College at Old Westbury

Subject:

Industrial & Labor Relations

Description:

This course follows the broad contours of American- labor-management history, with an emphasis on the sources of growth and decline of the modern labor movement. Factors examined include: forms of employer and union organization, legal status of unions, immigration, race, gender, globalization, technology, politics, and ideology. Organizations surveyed include: Knights of Labor, Industrial Workers of the World, American Federation of Labor, Congress of Industrial Organizations, and the AFL-CIO. Offered every other year. Prerequisites: Upper-division standing; IR2210 or permission of instructor.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.oldwestbury.edu

Phone Number:

(516) 876-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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