International Workers Day

May Day Web Search

1. Why is May 1^st an important holiday? What does it celebrate?

http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/docs_lessons/745_howlaborgotitsday3.pdf (page 17)

2. What is a union?  Why do you think unions are important?

http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/docs_lessons/745_howlaborgotitsday3.pdf (Page 11)

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/labor%20union

3. What is a strike?  In what year was there a General Strike in San Francisco? How many days did it last?

http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/docs_lessons/745_howlaborgotitsday3.pdf  (Page 12)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934_West_Coast_waterfront_strike

4. How many hours per day did workers have to work in the 19^th Century?

http://www.iww.org/history/library/misc/origins_of_mayday

http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/docs_lessons/745_howlaborgotitsday3.pdf  (page 11)

5. How did the idea of an 8 hour work day come about

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/may/01/may-day-history-international-workers-day

6. Who is Dolores Huerta? What important union did she co-found?

http://www.biography.com/people/dolores-huerta-188850#awesm=~oD254YkUYBkjvj

7.Who was Harry Bridges? What important union did he lead?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Bridges

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