Writing Prompt:_______________________________________________________________
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Types of Workers
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Blue collar: members of _____________________________earns ________
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White collar: _____________________ who tend to do more non manual labor,
individuals who ____________________________
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Pink Collar: _____________________________, such as teacher, secretaries, nurses
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Skilled workers: individuals_____________________________________to perform a
job.
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Unskilled workers: _____________________
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Human capital: training, skills and knowledge obtained by
workers_______________________________________________________
Analyze the quote?
1. What is human capital?
2. Why is the federal government in a
human capital crisis?
Analyze the quote?
1. According to Pres. Fox what should the
government do with its revenues from oil
companies?
2. What should politicians not be allowed to
do?
1. What percentage of foreign born Hispanics believes having more high-skilled labor
would greatly help the economy?
2. What percentage of native born Hispanics believes having more high-skilled labor would
not help the economy?
3. What percentage of foreign born Asians believes having more high-skilled labor would
help the economy some?
4. What percentage of native born Asians believes having more high-skilled labor would
greatly help the economy?
5. Do you believe allowing more visas for high skilled labor would greatly, somewhat or not
at all help the U.S. economy? Why?
Organized Labor
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Labor Unions are _______________________________________________
_______________________better working conditions
1. Which country has the highest percentage of child labor?
2. How many children are working Bangladesh?
3. Which percentage of the work force is child labor in India?
4. At what age do the children in India and Bolivia start working?
5. How many children b/w the ages of 5-14 work in Burkina Faso?
Types of Union Shops
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In the past, some unions supported a _______________________________________
__________________.
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The ___________________ Act of 1947 banned most ________ shops.
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Open Shop: workers______________________________________ to get jobs this
called “______________________” states.
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employees- employees can be _________________________________except
for job discrimination .
1. Who was polled?
2. When were the polls conducted?
3. What happened to Republicans approval of Labor unions from 2008-2009?
4. Which group approves of labor unions the most?
5. Between 2008-2009 did labor unions approval increase or decrease?
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_____________________________ union. The AFL-CIO union
movement represents 11.5 million members.
They are teachers and miners, firefighters and farm workers, bakers and engineers,
pilots and public employees, doctors and nurses, painters and plumbers and more. The
labor union’s____________________________________________________________
_________________.
1. List 2 states that have the highest percentage of unionized workers.
2. What is North Carolina's percentage of unionized workers?
3. Which part of the country has the highest percentage of unionized workers?
4. Which part of the country has the lowest percentage of unionized workers?
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Craft Union-All workers of a ________________________________ to get better
conditions/wages. Must pay ______________________
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Industrial/Trade Union-_________________________________________ join
together to get better conditions/wages
1. Are private (private companies) or public sector (gov’t) employees unionized the most?
2. How many educators and health workers are unionized?
3. Which category has the least union membership? How many?
4. Which 2 industries make up the largest union membership?
Analyze the political cartoon
1. What are the key items in the cartoon and what do they represent?
2. Describe the action taking place in the cartoon.
3. What is the cartoon’s message?
Analyze the political cartoon
1.
What are the key items in the cartoon and what do they represent?
2.
Describe the action taking place in the cartoon.
3.
What is the cartoon’s message?
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Collective Bargaining: ______________________________________________
_____________________________________when the old one nears the end.
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Focus on _______________________________________________________
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Life, medical, (_____________)
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If the two sides cannot agree, they may try ____________________
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In some cases they choose ______________________________.
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Arbitration:___________________________________________
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Mediation:______________________________________________
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To pressure management to accept their position, _____________________
___________________________. (picketing, boycotts)
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Management can stage a lockout-_____________________________________.
Management hopes lost wages will pressure workers to accept its terms.
Labor Movie
1.
2.
3.
Analyze the political cartoon
1. What issue or event does the cartoon deal with?
2. Describe the action taking place in the cartoon.
3. What is the cartoon’s message?
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The National Labor Relations Act: known as the Wagner Act, its authors intended it as a
law to extend democratic rights in the workplace by_____________________________
_________________________________________.
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NLRA -The Wagner Act guarantees that workers have the right to collective bargaining,
outlawed company unions, and listed unfair labor practices. _______________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________.
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Fair Labor Standards Act or Wages and Hours Act, establish minimum living standards
for workers engaged directly or indirectly in interstate commerce.
______________________________________________________________________
___________along with a maximum workweek of 44 hours. Other provisions banned
products of child labor from interstate commerce.
1. How much do Chinese make an hour?
2. How much do Indians people make an hour?
3. How much do Mexicans make an hour?
4. Based on the graph how many countries have a higher minimum wage than U.S.
5. Which country’s minimum wage is twice as high as the U.S.?
6. Do you think the U.S. should raise its minimum wage? Why or Why not?
1. Which part of the country tends to have minimum wages higher than $7.25?
2. What is North Carolina’s minimum wage?
3. Overall what is the minimum wage in most U.S. states?
4. Which part of the county has no minimum wage or a wage lower than the federal
minimum wage?
5. According to the Supremacy Clause what is the wage for those states listed in #4?
Analyze the quote?
1.Details
According to President Obama how has the labor
Critical
union movement improved working conditions in the
21st century?
2. Describe the middle-class workers?
Thinking Questions
S (Subject): What is the topic discussed?
1.
O (Occasion): What event inspired the
topic?
2.
3.
4.
A(Audience): Who do you think it was
targeted for?
P(Purpose): What does writing inform the
audience about?
5.
6.
What type of historical source is this
document?