Where labor, work practices, and prices collide in the printing world Discover the forces shaping eight-hour proposals and higher wages, and how printers, publishers, and workers think about fairness, profit, and survival.
This edition examines how changes in hours and pay affect different kinds of printers, from small shops to large offices. It explains the rival interests of employers and employees and what might change the balance in a tough, competitive market.
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Excerpt from The State of the Trade: Observations on Eight Hours and Higher Prices
ON the 11th June, 1872, the New York Typographical Union made an application to the employing book and job printers of this city for a conference as to the expediency of establishing eight hours as a day's work (at the rate of $20 per week of forty-eight hours) and an advance of twenty per cent. On the present prices of piece-work.' This application was made in strict conformity with the agreement made between employers and employed in April, 1869, by which each party bound itself to confer with the other concerning all matters of disagreement, and in case of irreconcilabledifference, to give thirty days' notice of any determined change of prices or rules. The spirit of this application was as courteous as its form was equitable.
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Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book delves into the history of the printing industry in New York City from 1850 to 1872. The author explores the evolution of print shops, publishing houses, and the conditions affecting the livelihoods of printers, categorized into newspaper compositors, book and job printers, and others. The study examines the impact of industrial advancements like the steam-engine, the influence of the Civil War, and the ongoing rivalry between employers and employees over wages and working hours. It further highlights the challenges faced by the industry, including competition from outside the city and abroad, and the increasing number of unskilled and poorly paid workers. The book sheds light on the economic and social forces that shaped the printing industry during a period of rapid technological and societal transformation, providing valuable insights for understanding the history of labor relations and the development of modern media. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781330134764_0
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