The document discusses an agenda for a civics class. It includes looking at a chapter in their textbook about labor and management, discussing and completing a worksheet on the topic. It also mentions working on "Flip or Flop" remodeling projects and preparing presentations that are due the following week. The document provides context and instructions for the class activities.

1. Good Afternoon! Get your Civics Books, and
be ready go when the bell rings!
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019
Agenda for the Day:
First, grab your Civics Books. We’ll be looking at Ch. 20,
Section 3, on Labor & Management, on page 543. We’ll be
discussing, reading, and completing the worksheet. The
chapter test is this Friday, and is closed-book, open-note.
Then, get right down to work on your “Flip or Flop”
projects. It’s crunch time to meet our remodel deadlines!
Your projects are due next Friday, December 13th, which
means you only have the next week and a half in class to
finish your remodel presentation portfolios!
How can you add the most value to your house, with your
$50K budget? What improvements are essential? If you do
any remodeling, have you considered the permits,
electrical, engineering, and plumbing that may be
affected?
6th Period Business 12:50—2:30

2. CIVICS IN PRACTICE
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The Main Idea
Workers formed labor unions to force employers to improve
working conditions and wages. Businesses and unions have
had conflicts over the years, so the federal government passed
laws dealing with labor relations.
Reading Focus
 What led to the rise of factories in the 1800s?
 What are labor unions?
 What laws have been passed to ease relations between labor
and management?
 What is the status of labor unions and labor relations today?
Section 3: Labor and Management

3. CIVICS IN PRACTICE
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The rise of labor unions in the 1800s:
 Large factories used machines and employed
hundreds of workers.
 Factory managers and owners had little
contact with workers.
 Heavy immigration led to too many available
workers.
Section 3: Labor and Management

4. CIVICS IN PRACTICE
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The rise of labor unions in the 1800s:
(continued)
 Workers were forced to accept long working
days, low wages, and harsh conditions.
 Workers organized unions to improve
conditions.
 Collective bargaining was used to reach
agreements with employers.
Section 3: Labor and Management

5. CIVICS IN PRACTICE
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Methods of negotiation and major
labor laws:
 Workers’ methods: strikes, picketers, job actions
 Employers’ methods: blacklists and lockdowns
 Right-to-work laws—no one is forced to join a union
 1935—National Labor Relations Act or Wagner Act
 1947—Labor-Management Relations Act or Taft-
Hartley Act
 1959—Landrum-Griffin Act
Section 3: Labor and Management

6. CIVICS IN PRACTICE
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The state of labor relations today:
 Union leaders know companies must make
profits to ensure jobs.
 Companies know workers must have suitable
conditions and reasonable wages.
 Modern unions cooperate with companies to
run efficient businesses.
 Compromises help settle strikes when they
occur.
Section 3: Labor and Management

7. CIVICS IN PRACTICE
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The state of labor relations today: (continued)
 Mediators make nonbinding recommendations
to end a strike.
 Arbitrators make binding decisions to end a
strike.
Section 3: Labor and Management

8. CIVICS IN PRACTICE
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Question: What is the status of labor
relations today?
SECTION 3
Labor
Relations
Today
use arbitration
to settle
disputes
use mediation
to solve
disputes
use more
cooperation
between
employers and
unions
use collective
bargaining to
settle disputes

9. CIVICS IN PRACTICE
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Chapter 20 Wrap-Up
1. What was government’s response to the Great
Depression?
2. How did the government’s role in the economy change
during the Great Depression?
3. What measures does the Federal Reserve take to
control the amount of money in the economy, and why
does it do so?
4. How can the action of consumers affect the economy?
5. What first caused workers in the United States to form
labor unions?
6. What methods do unions and employers use to try to
achieve their goals?