Labor Movement

In this chapter, details about the fight for unionization emerge, from demanding a ten-hour workday in the 1840s, which resulted in the first legislative hearing regarding laborers’ rights, to the rise of worker unrest during the Progressive Era with violent clashes between management and employees. The chapter also outlines Toledo’s labor protest history, including the Electric Auto-Lite Strike of 1934 and the contributions of UAW Local 12 president, Richard Gosser. Collections represented in this exhibit include: Richard T. Gosser Papers, 1943-1974 [<a href="https://utdr.utoledo.edu/islandora/object/utoledo%3Argosser" target="_self" title="Access the digital collection">DIGITAL COLLECTION</a>] Central Labor Union of Toledo and Vicinity Records, 1915-1971 [<a href="https://www.utoledo.edu/library/canaday/findingaids1/MSS-090.pdf" target="_blank" title="Access the finding aid to explore the collection">FINDING AID</a>] Local History Files, not dated [<a href="https://utdr.utoledo.edu/islandora/object/utoledo%3Alocalhistoryfiles" target="_self" title="Access the digital collection">DIGITAL COLLECTION</a>] NEXT EXHIBIT: <a href="https://utdr.utoledo.edu/islandora/object/utoledo%3A7759" target="_self" title="View the exhibit on Student Protest">Student Protest</a>
Abstract/Description: In this chapter, details about the fight for unionization emerge, from demanding a ten-hour workday in the 1840s, which resulted in the first legislative hearing regarding laborers’ rights, to the rise of worker unrest during the Progressive Era with violent clashes between management and employees. The chapter also outlines Toledo’s labor protest history, including the Electric Auto-Lite Strike of 1934 and the contributions of UAW Local 12 president, Richard Gosser. Collections represented in this exhibit include:

Richard T. Gosser Papers, 1943-1974 [DIGITAL COLLECTION]
Central Labor Union of Toledo and Vicinity Records, 1915-1971 [FINDING AID]
Local History Files, not dated [DIGITAL COLLECTION]

NEXT EXHIBIT: Student Protest
Subject(s):
Medicine and Health
Toledo, Ohio, United States

Labor
Title: Labor Movement.
Name(s): Sabharwal, Arjun, creator
Type of Resource: moving image
Genre: photograph
Physical Form: image/gif
Abstract/Description: In this chapter, details about the fight for unionization emerge, from demanding a ten-hour workday in the 1840s, which resulted in the first legislative hearing regarding laborers’ rights, to the rise of worker unrest during the Progressive Era with violent clashes between management and employees. The chapter also outlines Toledo’s labor protest history, including the Electric Auto-Lite Strike of 1934 and the contributions of UAW Local 12 president, Richard Gosser. Collections represented in this exhibit include:

Richard T. Gosser Papers, 1943-1974 [DIGITAL COLLECTION]
Central Labor Union of Toledo and Vicinity Records, 1915-1971 [FINDING AID]
Local History Files, not dated [DIGITAL COLLECTION]

NEXT EXHIBIT: Student Protest
Identifier(s): ch4animgif (IID)
Subject(s):
Medicine and Health
Toledo, Ohio, United States

Labor
Held by: University of Toledo, Ward M. Canaday Center for Special Collections
Location: University of Toledo Digital Repository
Rights Statement: NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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