Chinese miners were willing to work for low wages. (Jerry)
yes they opposed them and the miners.
C. B. Stanton has written: 'Maxims for miners' -- subject(s): Coal miners, Coal mines and mining, Organizing, Labor unions
Loek Kreukels has written: 'Mijnarbeid' -- subject(s): Coal miners, Coal mines and mining, History, Labor unions
James Krohe has written: 'Midnight at noon' -- subject(s): Coal miners, Coal mines and mining, History, Labor unions
Knut Hartmann has written: 'Der Weg zur gewerkschaftlichen Organisation' -- subject(s): Coal miners, Coal mines and mining, Coal mining, History, Labor unions, Strikes and lockouts
Eric Wyn Evans has written: 'The miners of South Wales' -- subject(s): Coal miners, Labor unions, Trade-unions
Labor unions put pressure on employers and the government to improve working conditions for coal miners. Technology made it possible for machines to do some of the tasks that were dangerous for humans.
Alan Campbell has written: 'The Lanarkshire miners' -- subject(s): Coal miners, History, Labor unions
Charles Burnell Fowler has written: 'Collective bargaining in the bituminous coal industry' -- subject(s): Collective bargaining, Coal miners, Bituminous coal, Labor unions, Coal mines and mining
(in the US) There ARE so-called "company unions." They are associations of workers loyal to their employer who refuse or resist the organization attempts of labor unions.
John L. Lewis improved the lives of coal miners by organizing them into unions. The unions forced the mine owners to make the mines safer and to stop the practice of child labor in the mines.
John L. Lewis improved the lives of coal miners by organizing them into unions. The unions forced the mine owners to make the mines safer and to stop the practice of child labor in the mines.