1. 11. An Expanding Workforce and Labor Unions.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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). – 1 st 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.)

5. 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.

6. Strategies of both Sides Labor/Workers – Strikes – Picketing – Boycott – Public Relations Bosses/Owners – Lockout – Scabs – Goons – Laissez-faire (injunctions)

7. 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.

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