1. Labor Unions
A Research Guide
Ms. Ziemba
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2. What is a Labor Union?
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3. What is a Labor Union?
la/bor un/ion, noun, an organization of
wage earners or salaried employees for
mutual aid and protection and for dealing
collectively with employers; trade union
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4. The Beginning...
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5. The Beginning...
-Who?
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6. The Beginning...
-Who?
Working Heroes—Men and Women Who Shaped
America's Labor Movement
http://www.aflcio.org/aboutus/history/history/bios.cfm
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7. The Beginning...
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8. The Beginning...
-Why?
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9. The Beginning...
-Why?
History of Labor Unions
http://www.socialstudieshelp.com/Eco_Unionization.htm
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10. The Beginning...
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11. The Beginning...
-When?
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12. The Beginning...
-When?
Sweat and Blood : A History of U.S. Labor Unions.
By Gloria Skurzynski
331.88 SKU
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13. The Beginning...
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14. The Beginning...
-How?
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15. The Beginning...
-How?
•Cesar Chavez : Leader for Migrant Farm Workers.
By Doreen Gonzales 921 CHA
•United Farm Workers of America
http://www.ufw.org/
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16. The Beginning...
-How?
“The fight is never about
grapes or lettuce.
It is always about people.”
-Cesar Chavez
•Cesar Chavez : Leader for Migrant Farm Workers.
By Doreen Gonzales 921 CHA
•United Farm Workers of America
http://www.ufw.org/
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17. Today!
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18. Today!
Labor Unions
continue to make
American history
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19. Today!
Labor Unions
continue to make
American history
The Labor Site (a listing of unions and their websites)
http://www.thelaborsite.com/uniondirectory1.cfm
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20. Today!
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21. Today!
Friends, Family, Neighbors
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22. Today!
Friends, Family, Neighbors
100 Years of Teamsters History : A Strong Legacy ; A
Powerful Future.
331.88 ONE
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23. Today!
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24. Today!
Influence
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25. Today!
Influence
The Unions: What they are, How they Came to Be,
How they Affect Each of Us. By Alvin Schwartz
331.8 SCH
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26. Today!
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27. Today!
We still honor those of
the past
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28. Today!
We still honor those of
the past
•Origins of Labor Day
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/september96/
labor_day_9-2.html
•Is Labor Losing its Voice?
http://content.scholastic.com/browse/article
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29. To find out more...
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30. To find out more...
Search the library catalog
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31. To find out more...
Search the library catalog
Search the subscription
databases
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32. To find out more...
Search the library catalog
Search the subscription
databases
View the previous
websites and more at
http://www.diigo.com/
list/amberziemba/labor-
unions
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33. Attribution
American History, ABC-CLIO (2010). Retrieved from http://
www.americanhistory.abc-clio.com
Creative Commons. Retrieved from http://creativecommons.org/
Discovery Education (2010). Retrieved from http://
www.discoveryeducation.com/
Lewis, Jone Johnson (2009). Labor Quotes. In Wisdom Quotes.
Retrieved from http://www.wisdomquotes.com/cat_labor.html
The Random House Dictionary of the English Language (1987). 2nd
ed. New York: Random.
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