Five Things You Need to Know About Labor Unions

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🗓️ 20 September 2019

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Five Things You Need to Know About Labor Unions: 1. The American labor movement sprang to life with industrialization and resulted in many of the workplace protections we enjoy today. (02:02) 2. Union membership peaked in the mid-20th century but struggled with racist and sexist policies as well as corruption within the leadership and anti-union government policies. (11:10) 3. As private union membership began to decrease, public service unions began to grow. (17:57) 4. We are also seeing the rise of organized action beyond the public sector as well. (20:04) 5. There is also a rise of collective action inside tech about both worker issues and societal issues. (21:46) Pantsuit Politics in the Wild: Nuance Nation Tour tickets for Louisville Nuance Nation Tour tickets for D.C. and Dallas Evolving Faith (October 4-5) Ideas at Work (October 16) Blissdom (November 14-16) Sponsors: Blinkist Joybird Wander Beauty Thank you for being a part of our community! We couldn't do what we do without you. To become a tangible supporter of the show, please visit our Patreon page, purchase a copy of our book, I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening), or share the word about our work in your own circles. Episode Resources: The History of Unions in the United States (Investopedia) Labor Movement (History Channel) Our Labor History Timeline (ALF-CIO) Eight-Hour Day Movement (Encyclopedia.com) Haymarket Riot (History Channel) Did Black Rebellion Win the Civil War? (JSTOR Daily) Labor, Recreation, and Rest: The Movement for the Eight-Hour Day (University of Maryland) Commonwealth v. Hunt (Wikipedia) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I learned a really fascinating thing I have to insert here, Beth.
0:03.0	Did you know the child labor laws is how we got birth certificates?
0:06.1	Oh, interesting.
0:07.3	Yeah, right.
0:08.3	They didn't know how old they were.
0:09.3	Maybe like, no, well, you can't work somebody under 14.
0:12.6	Well, how old are you?
0:13.6	I don't know.
0:14.6	13-ish.
0:15.6	And so that's how we got the birth certificate, which I thought was really interesting.
0:21.8	This is Sarah.
0:22.8	This is Beth, you're listening to Pantzoo politics.
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