labor history
Section One (2 points each)
Choose two (2) of the following. Identify who they were in about three or four sentences, describe their contributions to American labor.
John L. Lewis
Taft-Hartley Act
Wagner Act
William Green
George Meany
Cesar Chavez
Section Two (10 points each)
Answer three (3) of the questions below with an essay of at least 500 words in paragraph format:
1. Explain the New Deal and its impact on American labor, including unions.
2.Discuss the significance of the Flint sit-down strike on workers, GM, and unions.
3. Identify and describe two problems that faced female workers from 1960-1980.
4. Assess the split of the AFL and CIO and its merger in 1955. What were the factors and personalities involved? What was the impact of both split and merger?
5. Melvyn Dubofsky and Joseph McCartin maintain, The surge of economic expansion and prosperity ended in the 1970s. Discuss how this statement applies to Michael Moores Roger and Me film.
Characterize how Walmart replaced Fordism. What has been the impact? What have been its practices?
