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Here are the teacher pack items for The Rise of Labor Unions:
Overview In this experience, students take a poll of work conditions brought about by labor union activity. Then they watch a video and read articles about the history of labor unions during the Gilded Age. Next they analyze one of three major strikes and its effect on three groups—workers, business owners, and consumers. Finally they evaluate the pros and cons of labor unions and analyze how unionization efforts at Starbucks shops across the nation might affect a part-time worker. Objectives:
As industrial leaders of big business grew richer, most of the workers in their factories and other branches of the business were not benefitting from wealth. Salaries were low and general work conditions were hazardous. Laborers began to organize in order to demand better conditions for their work. In this experience, you will learn about the rise and role of labor unions.
Objectives:
Labor activists celebrated Labor Day for a decade
before it was adopted in 1894 as a legal U.S. holiday.
You may not know it, but labor unions have had an impact on your lives already, even if you have never held a job. Which of the following work conditions do you think are the results of labor union activity?
Students will likely guess correctly that all the conditions listed are thanks to labor unions. Even the fact that students are in school and not being forced to work is partially a result of union activity, which helped pass child labor laws. Also the school week is structured to provide educators and parents the ability to enjoy fair work conditions, including a two-day weekend.
