Category: History - American
This monograph had its origin in the investigations of American trade-union activities which have engaged the attention of the Economic Seminary of the Johns Hopkins University since October, 1902. It was begun and completed while the author was a graduate student at the Unive...
The distinction between systems of insurance on the one hand and systems of death benefits on the other is not so much one of quality as of quantity. Legally the distinction lie...
3. Chapter 3The most needed trade-union benefits are those against death and these were the first to be established. At the present time about one half of American national trade unions mai...
5. Chapter 5The out-of-work benefit, of prime importance among English trade unions, has made little headway in America either as a national or even as a local trade-union benefit. In 1905...
7. Chapter 7No factor has been of more consequence in determining the development and stability of the relief systems than the character of their administration. The problems that confront...
4. Chapter 4Second in importance among the systems of benevolent relief maintained by American trade unions is the sick benefit paid to members who are prevented by illness from working. Hi...
1. Chapter 1This monograph had its origin in the investigations of American trade-union activities which have engaged the attention of the Economic Seminary of the Johns Hopkins University...
6. Chapter 6In 1901 thirty-eight of the one hundred principal British unions paid a superannuation benefit. These unions had a membership of 566,765, and the amount paid in superannuation b...