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Imagine that you're buying a car. Read each statement and decide whether it is a pro or a con. The car does not have side airbags. The car uses the latest hybrid technology. The car is aerodynamically designed. The car gets poor gas mileage.
Think about what you have learned about union activities in the 1800s. How did strikes benefit unions’ goals? List at least two arguments in support of the use of strikes.
Strikes benefited unions because they allowed workers to demand better pay and conditions as a group instead of alone. They also cost companies money through lost work and security needs, which pressured owners to negotiate. In some cases strikes successfully won real concessions for workers.
Think about what you have learned about union activities in the 1800s. How did strikes hurt unions' goals? List at least two arguments in opposition to the use of strikes.
Strikes sometimes turned the public against unions and became violent, putting workers at risk of injury or death. Striking workers could also lose their jobs, and strikes did not always succeed in achieving workers’ goals.
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