The Late 30s Impact on Labor Unions What Are Labor Unions Labor Unions an organization of workers formed to protect the rights and interests of its membersan organization of workers formed for the purpose of advancing its members interests in respect to wages benefits and workin ID: 497814
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By Mary Jansen
The Late 30s Impact on Labor UnionsSlide2
What Are Labor Unions?
Labor
Unions
: an organization of workers formed to protect the rights and interests of its members---an organization of workers formed for the purpose of advancing its members' interests in respect to wages, benefits, and working conditions.
In the early 1930s, the future of labor unions seemed dim.
Pro-union
stance of the Roosevelt
administration & congress enacted legislature form the early New Deal.
Wagner Act of 1935.Slide3
A History of Labor Unions
1866:
National Labor Union founded
Colored
n
ational Labor Union formed
Federation
of Organized Trades and Labor Unions formed
1866 1881 1886 1929 1938
1869 1885 1926 1935 1940
First labor Union strike
American Federation of Labor founded
Discrimination
against union
members forbidden
Great Depression begins
National Labor Relations Act and Social Security Act passed
Fair Labor Standards Act establishes first minimum wage
John L. Lewis resigns Slide4
John L. LewisSlide5
Eugene Debs
-Born November 5, 1855, Terre Haute, Indiana
-Died October 20, 1926, Elmhurst, Illinois
-1875: helped organize a local lodge of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
-1893: President of the new American Railway Union-His union won national prominence after a successful strike for higher wages against the Great Northern Railway
-May –November 1895: In jail for his role in the Chicago Pullman Palace Car Company
Strike.
-1897: Converted to socialism and led the establishment of the Socialist Party of America (1900, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1920
)
-Won support through his personal warmth, integrity, and sincerity.
-Extremely effective as a public speaker.
One of his best speeches, “You Railroad Men,” was given in 1906.Slide6
Primary Source
You Railroad Men! -1906
In this address, Debs is trying to get the men of the railroad union to support him in his political campaigns
.Slide7
Primary Source
You Railroad Men!
Origin
:
“You Railroad Men” speech given by Eugen V. Debs in 1906.
Debs, a former Railroad union leader, is trying to gain the support of railroad workers in his political campaigns.
Purpose:
Value:
This speech shows Debs views on politics and unions. Even though he is no longer a part of the railroad unions, he still feels that union workers deserve the best. Also, he puts down
P
resident Roosevelt showing his socialist political viewpoint.
Limitation:
This speech was given solely for railroad workers. The examples Debs uses to gain their support would only be relative for men working in railroad unions. Also, because Debs is trying to gain support, he may not be sharing his complete opinions. He is most likely only sharing the opinions that will gain him the support he wants. Slide8
Committee for Industrial Organization:
Origins
Samuel Gompers established the American Federation of Labor (AFL) in 1886.
Gompers’ death in 1924 brought about difficulties in the AFL.In 1935, John L. Lewis (an AFL member) formed the Committee for Industrial Organization (CIO).The CIO was originally part of the AFL.In 1937, the AFL expelled all members of the CIO.
The CIO became an umbrella organization for other unions.The Committee for Industrial Organization later became the Congress of Industrial Organizations.Slide9
Committee For Industrial Organization:
ContinuedSlide10
“Keynesian Economics”
What it did:
The Theory
:Slide11
“Keynesian Economics:” How did it Impact Recovery?Slide12
The Slow Economic Recovery of 1937
RecoverySlide13
The Slow Economic Recovery of 1937
ReasonsSlide14
The Slow Economic Recovery of 1937
Why Slow?Slide15
The New Recession of 1937-38
Rose 5%
(40 million lost jobs)
What Happened Fall 1937 to Summer 1938?Slide16
The New Recession of 1937-38
How did we get out of it?Slide17
Why did this Recession Occur?Slide18
Wagner-
Steagall
Housing Act
1937: The Wagner-Steagall Housing Act established
the United States Housing Administration responsible for making
publicly subsidized housing
.Slide19
Fair Labor Standards Act
1938:Slide20
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