Dangerous Jobs by Grace Burnham. International Pamphlets No. 34. International Publishers, New York. 1933.

Dangerous Jobs by Grace Burnham. International Pamphlets No. 34. International Publishers, New York. 1933.

Contents: The Industrial Battlefield, Laws Framed Against the Workers, No Effective Control, Staggering Increase in Construction Accidents, Iron and Steel Accidents, Death and Disaster in Coal Mines, Occupational Diseases, The Hazards of House Painting, The Tragedy of the Hat Shops, The Fight Against Industrial Accidents and Diseases, Speed-up Death and Accidents During the Crisis, Workers! Organize for Health and Safety! 23 pages.

International Publishers was formed in 1923 for the purpose of translating and disseminating international Marxist texts and headed by Alexander Trachtenberg. It quickly outgrew that mission to be the main book publisher, while Workers Library continued to be the pamphlet publisher of the Communist Party.

PDF of full pamphlet: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/parties/cpusa/international-pamphlets/n34-1933-Dangerous-Jobs-Grace-Burnham.pdf

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