PPT-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. Causes for Luddites and then Development of Unions---England’s Distress in 1811-1813. In 1812 the government probably had reason to be fearful:. a large part of the army was overseas, mainly in the Peninsular with . 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. The Politics of Economic Injustice and the Roots of Union Renewal. Oregon Education Association . “Powerful Locals First Convocation”. Lane Community College. Eugene, Oregon. December 7, 2012. Bob Bussel. The first large- scale national organization of laborers, The National Labor Union (NLU), was formed in 1866 by iron worker William H . Sylvis. Some National Labor Unions refused to let in African Americans, so it led to the creation of the Color National Labor Union (CNLU). Regulator Roundtable. ACUA. Sarah H. . Moore, . Administrator . Lloyd H. Moore, Assistant Administrator. Carrie Ellis McCollum, General Counsel. Overview. Proposed Legislation. Proposed Regulatory Relief. #4. Labor. Economics. Unit . 4. Essential Questions:. Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of . having an unskilled, skilled, or professional job.. Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of belonging . the . Wages of Workers?. Union Membership as a. Share of the Work Force. Union Membership Trend. Since the mid-1950s, union membership has declined.. It declined slowly as a . share . of the labor force . . Population and Labor Force (in Millions), 1870–1920. Population is increasing, as is immigration. The labor force is also increasing faster than population up until WWI. Most of this labor is not working in agriculture. . Labor Unions and Collective Bargaining. 2. LO1. . How are unions organized?. LO2. . What are the key laws that govern labor-management relations?. LO3. . How are labor contracts negotiated and administered?. 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: 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.