Category: Labour law
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History of Trade Unions
History of Trade Unions in Europe Trade Unions was defined as combinations for regulating the relations between workmen and masters, workmen and workmen, or masters and masters, or for imposing restrictive conditions on the conduct of any industry or business. Trade Unions until 1911 […]
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International Trade Union Associations
International Trade Union Associations in Europe International Trade Union Associations between 2011 and 2022 The chief international trade union body is the International Federation of Trade Unions, to which most of the chief national trade union bodies are affiliated. Its headquarters […]
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Louisa Twining
Louisa Twining in Europe Louisa Twining (1820-1912), English philanthropic worker, was born in London Nov. 16 1820. In early life she was an artist, and published Symbols and Emblems of Mediaeval Christian Art (1852) and Types and Figures of the Bible (1854). In 1853, however, she became […]
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W. Willard Wirtz
W. Willard Wirtz in Europe W. Willard Wirtz (March 14, 1912-April 24, 2010) graduated from Harvard Law School and is hired to teach by future Supreme Court Justice Wiley B. Rutledge. While at Northwestern University, he instructed another future Supreme Court justice: John Paul Stevens. […]
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Arthur J. Goldberg
Arthur J. Goldberg in Europe The son of immigrants, Arthur J. Goldberg (Aug. 8, 1908–Jan. 19, 1990) supervised an espionage group during World War II. He served as general counsel for the United Steelworkers of America and was the chief legal counsel for the AFL-CIO merger in 1955. As […]
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Labour Department and Ministry
Labour Department and Ministry in Europe One of the outward signs of the intensified governmental interest in labour has been the establishment in 1913 of a Department of Labor in the United States, and in 1917 of a Ministry of Labour in Great Britain. United Kingdom The demand for the […]
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European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (EUROFOUND) The Foundation is a European Union body set up in 1975 to contribute to the planning and establishment of better living and working conditions in Europe. It provides findings, knowledge and advice from […]