Podcasts History BackStory 292: BackStorys Labor Day Special: A History of Work and Labor Relations in the U.S.

292: BackStorys Labor Day Special: A History of Work and Labor Relations in the U.S.

Published: Aug. 30, 2019, 4 p.m.

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To mark the Labor Day holiday Brian presents a compilation of BackStory\\u2019s best stories about work and workers. Why were so many employers keen on hiring children in the 19th century? When was computing considered women\\u2019s work? And what happened when almost a million Mexicans were expelled from the US to free up jobs for white workers?
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\\nImage: John Vachon photo of a Minneapolis employment agency, 1939. Source: Library of Congress
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