Mr. Kallusingh

Is the total number of people eligible to work that are employed or actively looking for work; people not included are retired workers, students, stay at home parent, people in prison, or undocumented workers

In 1778 printers in New York joined together demanding higher pay, this was the first example of organized labor

At the end of the civil war two types of unions existed trade/ craft unions or industrial union

Unions tried to help workers negotiate higher pay, better hours, and working conditions

Unions used strike, picket, and boycott to try and pressure employers

Employers try to curb union and labor enthusiasm by using lockouts

Employers would also go to court to attack unions like the United Hatters Union in 1902

In 1914 with the Clayton Antitrust Act labor unions became exempt from being prosecuted

The great depression unified workers partly because wage dropped from 55 cents an hour to 5 cents an hour from 1929 to 1933

The Norris LaGuardia Act of 1932 prevented courts from ruling against Unions that were engaged in peaceful strikes, picketing, or boycotting

The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 limited union activity in disputes, disallowed membership for hire practices, provided 80-day strike break, and gave states the right to work ability

Collective bargaining is between labor and management some ways to resolve this include mediation, arbitration, fact-finding, injunction, and seizure

Unemployment rate- ratio of unemployed individuals divided by the total number of workers

Anti-Trust laws- laws that help deter legally formed combinations of corporations or companies

Unskilled Workers- do work that anyone can do like mop the floor, usually have little training, earn the lowest wage

Semiskilled Workers- have some type of training, usually operate a machine like floor polisher, make a little more than unskilled

Skilled Labor- have a specialty in training, make more money than semiskilled, example would be a chef or carpenter

Professional Labor- highest level of training and pay, usually highly educated, example doctor/ lawyer/ executive