Labour Day

Boon, Kevin

Series: Special days series
Notes
Outlines the history of the eight-hour working day in New Zealand and the role of Samuel Parnell in bringing this about. Looks at working conditions and labour relations in New Zealand, including sweatshops, the 1890 maritime strike, the Waihi Miners' strike of 1912, the Great Strike of 1913, and the 1951 waterfront dispute.
Additional Notes
Labour Day, holidays, New Zealand
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Physical Description: 24 p, ill. (some col.), 30 cm
MARC Import date: Physical description
MARC Record: Physical description
Location edition Bar Code due date
Library R27191
Dewey:394 BOO NZ
ISBN:0908947234
pub:2000
Subjects
Holidays
Holidays - New Zealand
Labor Day - New Zealand - History
Industrial relations - New Zealand - History
Strikes and lockouts - New Zealand - History
Labour Day
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