Table of Contents Page 1 – Table of Contents/Warm-Ups Page 2 – Industrial Rev-Farms to

Factories Page 3 – Textile Industry Before and

After Page 4 – Industrial Rev-Energy &

Transportation Page 5 – Workers Create Unions Page 6 – Testimony on Child Labor in

Britain

Homework “British Population Moves to Cities”

worksheet Page 97 in Reading Study Guide

Today’s Objective

Warm-Up #2 What are you doing at the following

times on a typical Thursday? 5am - 12 Noon - 3pm - 6pm - 9pm - 11pm -

Reading Groups Get into your reading groups of

4 Read the “Testimony on Child

Labor in Britain” with your group.

Read the article OUT LOUD as a group.

Nominate someone to be the COMMITTEE and someone to be BENTLEY.

Fill out the reading guide.

Workers Create Unions

What is a Union? A group of workers

who join together to make their job better.

Union leaders negotiate with the employers to create better working conditions. This is called

collective bargaining.

Why Form a Union? Workers wanted to

form a union to:1. Create safer working

conditions.2. Receive better pay.3. Health benefits.

Unions wanted to limit the power of the FACTORY OWNERS and gain more rights for the workers.

Think, Write, Pair, Share (1) What problems do you think

people are going to have creating a union?

Problems Creating a Union1. The British

Government did not allow workers to form unions.

2. The British Government believed unions threatened the stability of the country.

3. Those who were part of a union could be jailed or fined.

Think, Pair, Share You don’t have to write it

down. Explain to your partner why

workers wanted to form unions? Discuss with your partner the

kinds of problems they experienced?

Workers WonHowever by 1825,

workers won the right to form unions without fear of jail.

What Reforms Were Made?

Unions won many rights for the workers, which include: 1. An end to child

labor.2. 10 hour work

day. 3. Better working

conditions and pay.

4. A minimum wage.

Summary The Industrial

Revolution changed the way people worked.

People changed from artisans to factory workers.

Factory workers united to fight injustices in the workplace by creating unions.

Think, Write, Pair, Share (2)What is a union?

Why did people create unions?

Were they successful?