1. Do Now: Does Hollywood’s scandals represent the ”real” working world?
AIM: How have demographics of the American workforce changed in recent decades? What will jobs of the future look like?
Do Now: Does Hollywood’s scandals represent the ”real” working world?

2. 4.9% unemployment
Is it better to work for the private industry more than the public?

3. Workforce Participation
Why are we seeing this dip in workforce participation?

5. Is there a wage gap between men and women in today’s society?
Do minority women have it the worst?
‘In my mind, I see a line. And over that line, I see green fields and lovely flowers and beautiful white women with their arms stretched out to me, over that line. But I can’t seem to get there no how. I can’t seem to get over that line.’
That was Harriet Tubman in the 1800s. And let me tell you something: The only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity.
You cannot win an Emmy for roles that are simply not there. So here’s to all the writers, the awesome people that are Ben Sherwood, Paul Lee, Peter Nowalk, Shonda Rhimes, people who have redefined what it means to be beautiful, to be sexy, to be a leading woman, to be black.
And to the Taraji P. Hensons, the Kerry Washingtons, the Halle Berrys, the Nicole Beharies, the Meagan Goods, to Gabrielle Union: Thank you for taking us over that line. Thank you to the Television Academy. Thank you.

7. Does the LGBT community have to advocate for themselves in the workplace?

8. Should CEOs make as much as they are?

9. What implications are there based on the shifting generation of labor?

10. Classwork assignment
Please open following document on class website (American Workforce)
Complete individually (you can plug in for music) to

11. Do Now: In-depth review of unit #2 assessment (personal finance exam)
AIM: Historically, what roles have organized labor played in the U.S. economy? In a post-industrial economy, do unions matter?
Do Now: In-depth review of unit #2 assessment (personal finance exam)

12. The Labor Movement Worker’s Rights in today’s workplace:
Weekends off from work
The 8-hour work day
Basic, enforced safety measures at the workplace
Paid vacation (sick days)
Days off for national holidays
Extra pay for working overtime
Minimum Wage guaranteed

13. Union Workplaces Union Shop
Workers do not have to be union members to be hired, but must join soon afterward and remain unionized while an employee
Union Shop
An employer who only hires union members
Closed Shop
Workers don’t have to be union members to be hired and cannot be forced to join in order to keep their jobs. However, if a worker chooses to join a union, they must remain a member while employed.
Modified Union Shop
The shop doesn’t require workers to join a union to get or to keep their job. Workers must pay union dues to fund collective bargaining. Nonunion workers are subject to contracts negotiated by the union, regardless of whether they agree with the terms.
Agency Shop

14. Union Tools
Strike
Picket
Boycott
Lockout

15. Right to Work States
Statutes prohibit employers from requiring employees to join unions (including paying dues) as criteria for employment. In 2014, 24 states had right to work laws on the books – and as many as 21 other states had proposed similar legislation. Opponents of right to work laws feel that the laws keep wages lower and make workers more vulnerable to exploitation. Proponents of the laws point to the financial burden of union membership and the right of workers to choose whether or not to be represented by unions.

16. Two Truths and a Lie Directions: Look over your assigned resource.
Create two truths and a lie based on the information that conveys the overall message of the source.
Present to class and have explanation ready on ’the truth’.

17. Unit #3 Assessment
Introduction
Explanation
Questions