PPT-Do Now: Labor Unions

Answer the following in 35 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. 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?. 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. Objective: Explain the causes and effects of the Industrial Revolution with emphasis on-. the changing role of labor and the rise of the union movement.. As you have read, working conditions in factories were often . 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). #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 . Transcontinental Railroads. Union . Pacific RR -> built west from Omaha, NE. Given 20 square miles of land for each mile of track laid. Given generous loans from government. “Irish Paddies”. Central Pacific RR -> Sacramento to Sierra Nevada. 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?. 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.