Congress of Industrial Organizations

During the Gilded Age, America's industrial economy exploded, generating unprecedented opportunities for individuals to build great fortunes unfortunately it left many farmers and workers struggling merely for survival. American’s saw their nation as an island of political democracy. Although the world was still dominated by undemocratic governments. Americans understanding of political freedom was raising questions about the power of the new corporations and how immune to democratic control…

Although there are many reasons why the Child Labor Amendment should be ratified, states were, and are still today, justified in their refusal giving the government too much power, organizations and laws being created , and its decline in popularity over the years. Child labor has been a problem in America since the Industrial Revolution. During this time, going to school was considered a luxury. Most kids dropped out after primary school to work as “chippers” in turpentine camps (Amidon). In…

and the Mexican Maquiladoras: Dispute and Fragmentation The first maquiladoras were established in the border cities of Nogales, Tijuana, Matamoros, and Ciudad Juarez in the 1960s and 1970s. There was a power struggle among the principal worker organizations (CTM, CROC, and COROM) to obtain the right to represent the workers during this period. This struggle provoked at least two types of labor actions. The first was focused on worker contracts and the right to control internal labor conditions.…

the primary labor federation to which the overwhelming majority of labor unions in the United States have historically belonged to, but this has not been without frequent contestation. Compare and contrast the AFL and 3 different competing labor organizations that we have discussed in class, including a discussion on leadership, policies, and organizing strategies (such as business unionism vs. social unionism). Use specific examples and cite your sources. It’s no secret that the American…

African Americans. Organizations such as the Niagara Movement and the NAACP both resulted in building stronger African-American communities by providing healthcare, housing, and educational services. Also, the work of Washington, Du Bois, Wells, Terrell and many others ultimately led to the protests of the Civil Rights Movement about sixty years later. One of the major movements concerning women of the Progressive Era was the women's suffrage movement. However, many organizations that were…

A labor union is an organization or wage earners that unite to promote and defend the interests of its members with respect to wages and working conditions. Labor unions first started in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the 1790s because of terrible working conditions. This contributed to worker strikes. A strike is a refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, typically in an attempt to gain concession or concessions from their employer. However, employers did not like…

DAY I: ENGLAND AND THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION Essential Lesson Questions: Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in England and not in other places? What were some reactions to it and why did they emerge? Historical Thinking Skill: Cause and Consequence & Interpretation of Evidence Students will read an excerpt from one secondary source and two small primary sources dealing with the Industrial Revolution making sure to annotate all three of them, in addition they will take some notes to get…

been an unending discord dealing with situations such as desegregation in schools, the right to vote and an important factor---a need for equality in jobs and its earnings. Many of the changes for equality to work fought for by the Congress of Industrial Organizations brought on a foundation for the opportunity to initiate protests and strikes. Despite the many signs of progression achieved by blacks in their pursuit for long-denied civil rights, problems remained hostile.…

the 1800s and since then they have gone through diverse working environments which at some stages increased or decreased their union membership. In the private sector the huge impact that led to the decline of union membership was largely felt when Congress passed the Taft-Hartley of Labor Management Relations Act of 1947. The public sector union membership started growing in the 1960s and 1970s, when the baby boomers entered the workforce. The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 prohibited closed shops,…

and honesty than the men respondents as well as placed higher emphasis on compassion and innovation. Out of these characteristics, what I find to be most essential is compassion and organization. Compassion is a desire to understand and to hear people from marginalized groups from where they are at while organization is to implement policies that encourage/influence others’ self-determination and survival. (Pew Research…