Three scenarios that examine the role of unions in the fast-food industry and pro sports are used to launch a discussion of present-day union influence.

Concepts

labor unions, labor day, reading comprehension

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Assign groups different professions and have them research whether or not the occupation has labor unions

Classroom Considerations

• The last sentence in the first paragraph of the resource omits the word "began"
• The resource is dated

Pros

• The resource includes three different union scenarios, discussion and essay questions, and a link to pro sports unions

Cons

• Beware the word omission in the first paragraph

Common Core

RI.6.1 RI.7.1 RI.8.1 RI.9-10.1