Debate ReflectionBased on the debate and what we have discussed in class, write a 2 paragraph

reflection on your personal view of Universal Healthcare.

Consider these things:

• Did the arguments in the debate change your opinion?

• Did your own research strengthen or change your original opinion of Universal Healthcare?

• Add in what we have learned from economics: Supply, Demand, Government Regulations, Rationing, & society’s attempt for equity over efficiency (minimum wage, price ceilings)

Chapter 8 Section 1

The Labor Movement

•The study of labor is part of macroeconomics- studies the economy as a whole

Early Union DevelopmentColonial Times to the

Civil War:• Most workers were

farmers or small business owners

• When immigrants came, some workers banned together for higher pay

• Unionists were considered troublemakers

Early Union DevelopmentCivil War to the

1930s:• The war led to

inflation and a shortage of workers

• More people worked in factories as farms

declined• Unions became more

unified

Early Union Development

Types of Unions:

• Trade Union – workers who have special skills (shoemakers, carpenters)

• Industrial Union – workers who work in a factory

Early Union Development

• During the Great Depression, ¼ of workers were unemployed

• Common problems renewed efforts to create unions

Labor Since World War II• After the war,

people began to feel negatively towards Unionists

• 116 million workdays were lost due to frequent strikes

• Right to Work – a state law making it illegal to force workers to join a union as a condition of employment

Section 2Resolving Union &

Management Differences

4 Kinds of Union Arrangements:

1. Closed Shops

2. Union Shops

3. Modified Union Shops

4. Agency Shops

Closed Shops• When the employer only

hires union members

• Illegal after 1947 for interstate trade

Union Shops• Workers must

join the union soon after employment

• Right to Work laws prohibit this

Modified Union Shops• Workers have the choice on

joining a union

• If they choose to do so, they must be members for as long as they hold their jobs

Agency Shops • Worker is not required to join

a union, but does have to pay union dues

Collective Bargaining• Mediation – a neutral 3rd person

helps settle the dispute, recommends a solution

• Arbitration – a neutral 3rd person helps settle dispute, but both sides must accept arbtritator’s decision

Presidential Intervention• The president may

publicly appeal both parties to solve disputes

• 1981 – Reagan fired striking air traffic controllers for striking after taking an oath not to do so

Homework • Guided Reading – Chapter 8-

9

• Tax Graphic Organizer for Chapter 9