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1workday — work|day [ wɜrk,deı ] noun count 1. ) the period of time you work in one day: an eight hour workday 2. ) a day of the week when people have to work: Tomorrow is a workday, so we d better get some sleep …
2Work-life balance — The expression work life balance was first used in the late 1970s to describe the balance between an individual s work and personal life. (New Ways to Work and the Working Mother s Association in the United Kingdom). In the United States, this… …
3Timeline of labor issues and events — Timeline of organized labor history NOTOC 1790s 1800s 1810s 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1790s;1797 (United States):Profit sharing originated at Albert Gallatin s glass… …
4Jiu Valley miners' strike of 1977 — The Jiu Valley miners strike of 1977 was the largest protest movement against the Communist regime in Romania before its final days, ushering in a period of intermittent labour unrest that would last a dozen years, and the most important… …
5Order of Railroad Telegraphers — The Order of Railroad Telegraphers (ORT) was a United States labor union established in the late nineteenth century to promote the interests of telegraph operators working for the railroads. Contents 1 Background and Early History 2 Increased… …
6France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
7Bosch, Robert — (1861 1942) industrialist; famous for applying socialism in the workplace. Born in Ulm, he studied precision tool manufacturing; during extensive travels he became familiar with English socialism. In 1886 he founded the Werkstatte fur… …
8Labour Party (UK) — Labour Party …
9Ford, Henry — born July 30, 1863, Wayne county, Mich., U.S. died April 7, 1947, Dearborn, Mich. U.S. industrialist and pioneer automobile manufacturer. Ford worked his way up from a machinist s apprentice (at age 15) to the post of chief engineer at the Edison …
10History of socialism — The history of socialism, sometimes termed modern socialism , [Encyclopedia Australia entry on socialism] finds its origins in the French Revolution of 1789 and the changes brought about by the Industrial Revolution, although it has precedents in …
