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1、LearningaboutLabourUnionsName:____________________Date:_____________________InthislessonyouwillusetheInternettodiscoverthefollowing:A)Whatisalabourunion?B)Whywereunionsformed?C)UnionterminologyD)Theprosandconsoflabourunions.PartA–Asaclassreadtogetherthefollowingarticle.Itp
2、rovidesanintroductiontounions:Ahundredyearsago,childrendidn’tgotoschoolveryoftenorforverylong,unlesstheirparentswereveryrich.Theymightgetasfarasgradethree,or“thirdbook,”learninghowtoaddandsubtract,howtoreadsimplethings,andhowtosigntheirnames.Afterthat,mostofthemleftschoola
3、ndgotjobstohelpsupporttheirfamilies.Theyworkedinminesormillsorfactories,tenortwelvehoursaday,foraslittleastwenty-fivecents.Nomatterwhatyourjob,itwasdangerous.Therewerenosafetyrules,noprotectiveclothingorgogglesorhardhats,nosafeguardsonmachinery.Thousandsofworkingmen,women,
4、andchildrenlosttheirhealth,theirlimbs,theireyes,andtoooftentheirlives.Here’satruestoryofoneofthosechildren:“MynameisJohnGale.I’mseventeen,andIhaven’thadsteadyworkforfiveyearsnow.Nobodywantstohireonafellowlikeme,who’smissinghisrightarm.I’mahardworker,too.LeastwaysIwas.Ihada
5、goodjoboverinthesawmillonthebay.MydadgotmeintherebeforeIwaseleven,andIwasmakingtwenty-fivecentsaday.Iworkedatthecircularsaw,thetow-footer,takingawaytheroughendsoftheplanksastheygottrimmed.TothisdayI’mnotsurewhathappened,butmyarmgotcaughtinthebigcog-wheelthatdrivesthemachin
6、esandchewedituplikeitwasasausage.Ifainteddeadaway,rightthereinthesawdust.Ithappenedjustafterthenoondinnerwhistle,butwehadagoodbossandIgotpaidforthewholeday.AnyhowI’mnotasbadoffassome.Itwasn’ttwomonthslaterthatanotherboyatthemillgotbothhisarmsandhislegstakenoff.”-PayCheques
7、andPicketLinesbyClaireMackayInthenineteenthcentury,workingpeoplehadfewlawstoprotectthem.Wageswerelow.Hoursofworkwerelong.Youcouldbefiredforanyreasonorfornoreason.Ifbusinesswasslow,youwerelaidoff.Yourpaystopped.Toosicktowork?Toobad.Yourpaystopped.Hurtonthejob?Toughluck.Your
8、paystopped.Toooldtowork?Nopay;nopensioneither.Mostpeopleacceptedthis.Theythoughtitwasjust
