1. Miss Smith 7th Grade Civics *pgs. 543-548
Labor and Management
Miss Smith
7th Grade Civics
*pgs

2. The Rise of Factories
The ___________ __________ changed the way ________ were made and how people ______
Machines were invented to ___________ goods faster and more ________ than _____ workers
Businesses built _________ to house their machines and workers

3. The Rise of Factories _____ conditions __ day work weeks __-__hr days
___________ machinery

4. The Rise of Labor Unions
Labor unions- organizations of ________ formed to improve workers’ _______ and working ___________

5. Collective Bargaining
Workers would demand better ______ and working conditions
__________ bargaining- union _________ and employer representatives meet to reach an __________ on an issue
This usually involves a ___________

6. Methods Used by Labor
Strike- labor union members ____ off a job if employers do not agree to union ________
Picketing- ________ in front of one’s workplace, often with ______, to encourage other workers not to ____
Sit-down strike- workers ______ the factory, but refuse to work
Job action- work _________ or action short of a strike

7. Methods Used by Employers
Would _________ members of _______ so they couldn’t find work
Use armed guards and even the ______ and state militias to deter strikers

8. Labor Laws National strikes threatened the country’s _________
The first __________ to support labor unions was ___________ Roosevelt

9. Congress Acts Congress began passing labor ____ to:
regulate ________, labor negotiations, and ________
Prevent employers from using _______ practices

10. National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)
A.k.a. the ______ Act
Guarantees the _____ of workers to organize and _________ collectively through representatives

11. Labor-Management Relations Act
A.k.a the ____-_______ Act
Allows the president to have the labor union delay a ______ for up to ___ days to protect national _______

12. Settling Disputes
Mediation- method of settling _____ disputes in which an expert on labor _________ examines an issue and recommends a _________
Arbitration- labor expert’s decision on a labor issue is _______ on both _____