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Saturday, October 18, 2014
Shoemakers and Coopers Lead the Way—Colonial Craftsmen Get Organized
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Master shoemakers and coopers met in public houses like this to discuss their organizations. According to some sources the first la...
Friday, May 25, 2012
Philadelphia Court Trampled One of the First Unions in America
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A corner in an early 19th Century shoemaker's shop. On May 25, 1805 the leaders of a local union of shoemakers were arrested in...
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Colonial Workers Get Organized—Shoemakers and Coopers Lead the Way
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A typical colonial shoemakers shop--Not town meeting notice. According to some sources the first labor unions in the English Colonies o...
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