Explain how students at Kenwood could convince school officials to change a policy they do not like.

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Explain how students at Kenwood could convince school officials to change a policy they do not like.

Workers Are Exploited Laborers work long hours in unsafe conditions, with no benefits Many women and children work at jobs that require little skill and pay low wages to help their families survive

Labor Unions Emerge Several local unions merge into national organizations Some unions exclude women and African Americans,leading African Americans to form unions on their own Unions use different tactics – some favoring strikes, others arbitration

Union Movements diverge Craft unions bring together workers who do similar jobs in different industries Industrial unions include all workers in a specific industry Labor activist share many concerns with socialists Agricultural workers in the west and southwest also organize into unions

Complete chapter 14 vocabulary crossword puzzle on your own

Complete SQ3R for chapter 14, section four

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