11. An Expanding Workforce and Labor Unions.

• We will: Look at the causes of increase 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.

Demand for Workers.

• Because industry relied on factories, more workers were needed in the city (urban).

• Americans began migrating from rural areas to urban areas.

• Immigrants heard of the new jobs in America and came here too.

Changing Nature of Work.• Since work in the factories were a lot more dangerous than on the farm, workers began to unite for better working conditions (unions).– 1st unions were: American Railway Union; Amer.

Federation of Labor; United Mine Workers; etc.

• Fought for: – Working conditions.– Wages.– Terms of employment. (hours, days, vacations, etc.)

• Small Group:– What three grievances do you have concerning

Perry High School?

– Come up with 1 strategy that would have a long-term impact on solving your grievance.

Strategies of both Sides

• Labor/Workers– Strikes– Picketing– Boycott– Public Relations

• Bosses/Owners– Lockout– Scabs– Goons – Laissez-faire (injunctions)

Violence Leads to Growth!

• As Americans begin reading/seeing strikes that turned violent, they became sympathetic to the Union movement.

• Newspaper often gave a biased view of the workers point of view.– It was easy to vilify the corporation.

• Writing:

• Which side (labor vs. owners) had the stronger argument in how they dealt with solving their grievances?