The U.S. Labor Movement

The history of the labor movement in the U.S. is pertinent to the study of the U.S. labor force.  It lays the foundation for understanding today's labor market. 

Standards

TN State Standard E.25:

Analyze key details and central ideas from diverse forms of informational text to summarize the role and historical impact of economic institutions, such as labor unions, multinationals, and nonprofit organizations, in market economics.

TN State Standard E.31:

Describe how the earnings of workers determined by the market value of the product produced or service provided, workers' productivity, incentives, collective bargaining, and discrimination.

Credits

Labor Movement by Tasha Potter