Lowell II

Black Labor

In this episode, we look at strategies that enslaved Black labor employed before the Civil War. CONTENT WARNING: abuse, slavery, violence, torture ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Farwell, Hunt, and Shaw

Today we look at two landmark labor law cases argued and decided in a heady few weeks in the summer of 1842...and at the man, "no friend of labor," who made them happen. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The Ten-Hour Day

The ten-hour day, "six to six" with an hour for breakfast and an hour for supper, was the key fight of the late 1830s. Championed by the National Trades Union and the mill-girls of Lowell, the movement for a ten hour day would win some, and lose some, until it all came to a head in 1840. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

There is Power in a Union

In our first How To episode, we're starting at the beginning, with labor theory 101. Who is your boss? What's capital? And how does the night shift who always forgets to put away the cleaning supplies fit into all this? Find out here, how there is power in a union. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Lowell II

Every good sequel should be bigger, louder, and thrilling-er than the first one, right? ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.