economic change and trade unions

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  • economic change and trade unions
    • right to collectively bargain/exist
      • Increase in the number of industrial workers in the 19th century
        • increase in workers in industry increased the demand for unions with the KOL formed in 1869 and the AFL in 1866
        • membership growth from 500,000 at the end of the nineteenth century to 2.5 million in 1915 and 5 million by 1920
      • 1920's
        • labor rights
          • 1950's
            • Economic prosperity led to the rapid improvement in the economic position of workers with average income by the end of the 1950’s was some 25% higher than that at the end of the second world war.
              • 75% of workers owned cars
        • real wages increased as the demand for workers increased. Low levels of unemployment led to employers recognising unions or wellfare capatalism
          • wellfare capitalism
            • henry ford introduced $5 daily wage and profit sharing
            • made unions more unappealing
            • labor rights
              • 1950's
                • Economic prosperity led to the rapid improvement in the economic position of workers with average income by the end of the 1950’s was some 25% higher than that at the end of the second world war.
                  • 75% of workers owned cars
            • right to strike
              • economic change and trade unions
                • right to collectively bargain/exist
                  • Increase in the number of industrial workers in the 19th century
                    • increase in workers in industry increased the demand for unions with the KOL formed in 1869 and the AFL in 1866
                    • membership growth from 500,000 at the end of the nineteenth century to 2.5 million in 1915 and 5 million by 1920
                  • 1920's
                    • real wages increased as the demand for workers increased. Low levels of unemployment led to employers recognising unions or wellfare capatalism
                      • wellfare capitalism
                        • henry ford introduced $5 daily wage and profit sharing
                        • made unions more unappealing
                        • right to strike
                          • economic proseperity underminde the right to strike because of good conditions
                    • alike the 1920’s the standing of living had improved but there was limited improvement in workers rights
                    • welfare capitalism led to more people not wanted to join trade unions
                      • Growth of white collar employment, and service industries, and the increase of women in the workforce not wanting to join a male-dominated organisation limited the influence of unions
                    • Growth of white collar employment, and service industries, and the increase of women in the workforce not wanting to join a male-dominated organisation limited the influence of unions
                • economic proseperity underminde the right to strike because of good conditions
          • alike the 1920’s the standing of living had improved but there was limited improvement in workers rights
          • welfare capitalism led to more people not wanted to join trade unions

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