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Labor Spotlight
American Labor and U.S. History Textbooks: How Labor’s Story is Distorted in High School History Textbooks
“Imagine opening a high school U.S. history textbook and finding no mention of —or at most a passing sentence about—Valley Forge, the Missouri Compromise, or the League of Nations…”
LAWCHA is an organization of scholars, teachers, students, labor educators, and activists who seek to promote public and scholarly awareness of labor and working-class history through research, writing, and organizing. Check out link for teachers HERE
Labor is Not a Commodity
The human rights, legal and religious authority guaranteeing workers the right to organize and bargain collectively. by Paul F. Cole
Unionist
Union Communications Services , sponsored by the Worker Institute at Cornell ILR, produces materials, media, context and commentary that worker-leaders can put to use immediately.
Class Time Limited?
Resources for teachers who have a limited amount of time to incorporate labor history into their classrooms.
- A Short History of American Labor
- The Lesson Plan
- The Films
- Friedrichs v California Teachers Association: The Story Behind the Supreme Court Case on "Fair Share" by Paul F. Cole
- The Bread & Roses Strike
Traces the history of the labor movement from its beginnings to the late 20th century.
A lesson guide for teachers to accompany "A Short History of American Labor"
A description and order information for two excellent labor history films to supplement "A Short History of American Labor" - If You Don't Come in on Sunday, Don't Come in on Monday and The Inheritance
- The 9/11 Attacks: A Teachers Toolkit
A standards-based curriculum for teachers for grades 5-12 by the 9/11 Tribute Center at the World Trade Center.
A History of Union Banners
