AIM: HOW HAS THE ROLE OF UNIONS EVOLVED IN

THE U.S.?

Do Now: Why were unions first created?

Aim: How has the role of unions evolved in the U.S.? Basic Goals

Aim: How has the role of unions evolved in the U.S.?

TOOLS

Aim: How has the role of unions evolved in the U.S.?

Structure of Unions Local Federation AFL-CIO

TYPES OF UNIONS CRAFT INDUSTRIAL

Aim: How has the role of unions evolved in the U.S.?

Legislation 1935 – Social Security Act 1935 – National Labor Relations Act 1938 – Fair Labor Standards Act 1947 – Taft-Hartley Act 1959 – Landrum-Griffin Act

Aim: How has the role of unions evolved in the United States?

Growth of Unions 1800s 1890 – Sherman Anti-Trust Act 1914 – Clayton Act 1930s - ? 1950s – corruption – Hoffa – Teamsters Today – 11% of labor force

Aim: How has the role of unions evolved in the U.S.?

Professional Organizations ABA AMA NEA

AIM: ARE UNIONS MORE OF A POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE INFLUENCE

IN THE UNITED STATES TODAY?

Positive• •

Negative• •

Aim: How do the laws of supply and demand influence wages/salaries in the U.S.?

DO NOW:

If a resource is limited relative to demand, how does that impact its value?

Aim: How are incomes determined in the U.S.? Rank the following Occupations

according to Income Rank the following Occupations

according to Social Value U.S. Senator Social Worker TV star College Professor Best Selling Novelist Brain Surgeon Registered Nurse Sanitation Worker Firefighter Police Accountant Professional Athlete

Aim: How are incomes determined in the U.S.?

1. How are incomes determined in the U.S.?

2. What are the different types of income?

Land - ? Capital - ? Entrepreneur - ? Labor - ?

Aim: How are incomes determined in the U.S.?

1. If the supply of land is limited, and is in high demand, what will happen to Rent?

2. If the supply of money is limited, and is in high demand, what will happen to Interest rates?

3. If the skill related to an occupation is rare/limited, and is in high demand, what will happen to the income?

4. If the skill is rare, but is not in high demand, what will happen to income?

Aim: How are incomes determined in the U.S.?

What will happen to income of an occupation that doesn’t require a rare skill/ability, but is demanded? Suppose the occupation involves a task many find distasteful?

Aim: How are incomes determined in the U.S.?

In your opinion, is using the laws of supply and demand a just way to determine incomes levels?

Do professional athletes and entertainers truly deserve the incomes they receive? Should societal value play a larger role in determining income?

Other Income Issues Income Inequality

CEO to average worker salary ratio since 1970s

Gender Pay Gap

Aim: Income and Supply and Demand

Rare Skill plus High Demand equals?

Rare Skill plus Low Demand equals ?

Common Skill plus High Demand equals ?

Common Skill plus Low Demand?