First published in 1919, this book examines the impact of World War I on the American workforce, focusing on issues of labor turnover, productivity, and employee morale. Drawing on extensive data from factories and other workplaces, the author argues that wartime conditions created new opportunities for workers to assert their rights and demand better working conditions. The book remains a valuable resource for scholars of labor history and industrial relations. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.