PPT-The Union Movement: Labor Unions & Strikes

US History Spiconardi The Growth of Unions Purpose of Unions To protect workers Improve working conditions Collective Bargaining Courts denied this right at first Believed a worker could find another job if they were unhappy with . of the . American. Labor Movement. Labor Force Distribution. 1870-1900. The Changing American . Labor Force. Child Labor. Child Labor. “Galley Labor”. Conditions. Long hours. Less than $1.00 per week. 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. . Organize. A.. . The New Working Class- late 19. th. century. -Demand= labor soars (factories, laborers, transport, sellers, plantations, etc). -Who?. 1. 1/3- foreign born immigrants. 2. African American men- South- no opportunity. Class 20 – Chapter 13 . THE ORGANIZING PROCESS. The Labor Relations Process. Union Organizing. Union solicitation. Pre-election conduct. Certification election. Employee Free Choice Act. 15-. 2. Union Organizing Processes. 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 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). Answer the following in 3-5 complete sentences:. Write what you know about labor unions. . Quiz Review. Quiz!. Get out a pen (blue or black) or pencil. Clear everything else off your desk!. Labor Unions. Red . Clydeside. 1919. . – Unemployment and want of reduced working hours. The Communist flag was flown. Lloyd-George threatened to send in aircraft to bomb. . Miners Strike 1921 (MFGB). . – Caused by privatisation. Emergency Powers Act was used. Black Friday happened when the NUR and NTWF refused to strike in sympathy. The MFGB went on strike again when the government returned to the Gold Standard as pay was cut again.. #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 . What was the Populist Movement and what were their goals?. What was the Gold V. Silver Standard debate about? How does this help us understand monetary policy today?. Do the Populists succeed in changing the conditions of society? Do they change the Gold Standard? Why?. ’. s?. The Anti-Trust Movement. Many critics of big businesses say that business leaders earned their money through . unfair business practices. !. Large corporations were using their size and strength to . Labor & Labor Unions. Wages are determined by the forces of supply & demand. Competition among firms keeps a worker’s wages close to their level of productivity. A competitive labor market helps prevent low pay & dangerous working conditions because workers will leave such firms to work elsewhere. 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.