Emerging Leaders
Don’t look at
someone else,
we mean YOU
The Labor
Movement
1. What factors led to your
decision to become an active
union member?
2. What obstacles could have
discouraged you from
becoming an active union
member?
3. In your opinion, what are
the greatest strengths of the
labor movement?
Artist unknown, J. P. Stevens Boycott
Campaign circa 1975
The Economy
Are you able to save money for
retirement, other than company
pension or 401k plan?
Do you have two months living
expenses saved, in case of
unforeseen job or financial problems?
Did the cost of education impact
your decision to pursue college or
career development classes?
Do you have family or friends age 2135 who live with their parents to cut
costs?
How has the rising cost of health
care affected you?
Artist unknown, CIO Department of Education and
Research, circa 1950s
Should the government
guarantee full
employment?
The Employment Act of 1946: promote
maximum employment, production, and purchasing
power (no guarantee of full employment)
Humphrey Hawkins Full Employment Act
1978: Originally mandated that by 1983,
unemployment rates should be not more than 3% for
persons aged 20 or over and not more than 4% for
persons aged 16 or over, and inflation rates should
not be over 4%. By 1988, inflation rates should be
0%. The Act allows Congress to revise these goals as
time progresses.
If private enterprise is lacking in power to achieve
these goals, the Act expressly allows the government
to create a "reservoir of public employment."
The Act directly prohibits discrimination on account of
gender, religion, race, age, and national origin in any
program created under the Act.
Artist unknown UAW, 1977
Labor
Solidarity
Anyone guess when
this poster was made?
Mitchell Loeb, Jewish Labor Committee
(original poster attributed), with
subsequent imprintings by ILGWU and
other labor organizations 1934
Does the labor
movement have a role
to play in issues
outside the workplace?