PPT-Do Labor Unions Increase

the Wages of Workers Union Membership as a Share of the Work Force Union Membership Trend Since the mid1950s union membership has declined It declined slowly as a share of the labor force . Decline of Landed Aristocracy. Before the Industrial Revolution – power was in the hands of the landed aristocracy and monarchs. Landed aristocracy . refers to lords, dukes, etc., who owned the land. of Labor to Industrialization. Enriched Version. Essential Questions. Who entered the workforce and what kind of work did they do?. How did the roles of workers change?. What are unions and how did they work for improvements in the work place?. The Organized Labor Movement. Workers Endure Hardships:. Dull, repetitive tasks in dangerous, unhealthy working conditions. . Sweatshops – workers breathed in toxic fumes and dust, were injured on unsafe machines, and worked more than 15 hours per day. . Unions and Strikes. Living Conditions for Workers . Tenement:. apartments located in urban slums that lacked light and ventilation . Settlement Houses:. multipurpose buildings . in . poor . neighborhoods that . Class 19 – Chapter 13. WORKING WITH ORGANIZED LABOR. History of Labor Unions. Most instances of labor unrest in the Colonial era were temporary and isolated. 1636 – Fisherman’s strike in Maine. US History. Objectives :. **Describe industrial working conditions in the USA in the late 1800s. **List the barriers to labor . union growth. SOL – VUS.8. Timeline – 1870s-1920s. Oops, I forgot to include this last class. We will: . Look at the causes of increased . worker demand . in industry and why . labor unions. were needed.. I . will: . Understand why workers were needed in industry and why they formed labor unions.. The Failure to Gain Public Acceptance. Factory System. Factory workers cut corners to maximize profits. The employee is no longer a primary concern. Long hours. Low pay. Rigid timetables. Strict discipline. a. Explain the effects of railroads on other industries, including steel and oil.. Effects of the Railroads:. As railroads expanded, they helped to create new technology & encouraged innovations . In a complete sentence, write a statement . describing each of the following . (Do . not just copy the definition!)–. Labor Unions. Trade Unions. Industrial Unions. Right to work law. Closed shop. Warm-Up. What is a strike?. Why would . workers go on strike?. What professions are Union?. The Rise of Organized Labor. . . are taking over what people had done in the past. Growth of machine driven factories. The History of Unions in the US Class 1: Origins Jim Dunphy dunphyjj@aol.com 1 Overture Solidarity Forever: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly5ZKjjxMNM 2 What is a union? A n organization of workers who have come together to achieve common goals such as: Generally speaking Unions in Venezuela do not have an easy time.. Working conditions are very poor, with lots of safety issues. Wages are low and due to rising inflation, purchasing power is becoming lower. The Labor Movement. Today, one out of every eight working Americans is a member of a labor union. In 1778, printers in New York City joined together to demand higher pay – this was the first attempt to organize labor in America.