Labor Movement

Labour movement (in America, Labor) is a broad term for groups and organizations that campaign for the interests of workers vis-a-vis employers. The most important groups are the labour unions (or trade unions), but many individuals and political groups are also part of the labour movement.

The labour movement began in Europe during the industrial revolution, when agricultural jobs declined and employment moved to more industrial areas. The idea met with great resistance. In the eighteenth and early nineteenth century groups such as the English Tolpuddle Martyrs were transported for forming unions, which was against the laws of the time.

Throughout the world, the labour movement has been responsible for reformation and worker's rights, such as the 2-day weekend, minimum wage, and paid holidays. There have been many important labor activists in modern history who have caused changes that were revolutionary at the time and are now regarded as basic. For example, Mary Harris Jones, better known as Mother Jones, was central in the campaign to end child labor in the United States during the early 20th century.

A popular bumper sticker in the United States in the 1990s was, "The labor movement; the folks that brought you the weekend."

See also: anarcho-syndicalism, unionism

Commercial Usage: Labor Movement

Domain	Title
Books	The Polish Coal Miners' Union and the German Labor Movement in the Ruhr, 1902-1934: National and Social Solidarity (reference) The Mark Curtis Hoax: How the Socialist Workers Party Tried to Dupe the Labor Movement (reference) The Grapple (The Labor Movement in Fiction and Non-Fiction) (reference) Hard-Pressed in the Heartland: The Hormel Strike and the Future of the Labor Movement (reference) The Pullman Strike and the Labor Movement in American History (In American History) (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Non-Fiction Usage: Labor Movement

Subject	Topic	Quote
Economic History	Austria	Austria has a strong labor movement. (references)
	Thailand	The organized labor movement remains weak and divided in Thailand; only 3% of the work force is unionized. (references)
	Nigeria	Worker rights suffered as the government continued to interfere with organized labor by restricting the fundamental rights of association and the independence of the labor movement. (references)
Political Economy	HONDURAS	Three large peasant organizations are affiliated directly with the labor movement. (references)
	Angola	The Government continues to dominate the labor movement and restricts workers' rights, although there were improvements in the independent labor sector. (references)
	NIGERIA	However, the era of government appointed "sole administrators" of unions is now over, and the labor movement is increasingly active and vocal on issues seen to attest the plight of the common worker, such as deregulation, privatization, and the government's failure to advance its poverty alleviation program. (references)
Women	Finland	Industry and finance, the labor movement, and some government ministries remained male dominated. (references)
Worker Rights	Honduras	Most peasant organizations are affiliated directly with the labor movement. (references)
	Thailand	Internal conflicts, corruption, and a lack of influential leadership continued to weaken the labor movement. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Labor Movement

Modern Translations: Labor Movement

Language		Translations for "labor movement"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Arabic		‏الحركة العمالية (labour movement). (various references)

Dutch		arbeidersbeweging (labour movement). (various references)

Esperanto		laborista movado (labour movement). (various references)

French		mouvement travailliste, mouvement ouvrier. (various references)

German		arbeitsbewegung (labour movement). (various references)

Pig Latin		aborlay ovementmay.(various references)

Portuguese		mercado de mão-de-obra. (various references)

Spanish		movimiento obrero. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: Labor Movement

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