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Debate Reflection

Debate Reflection. Based on the debate and what we have discussed in class, write a 2 paragraph reflection on your personal view of Universal Healthcare. Consider these things: Did the arguments in the debate change your opinion?

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Debate Reflection

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  1. Debate Reflection Based on the debate and what we have discussed in class, write a 2 paragraph reflection on your personal view of Universal Healthcare. Consider these things: • Did the arguments in the debate change your opinion? • Did your own research strengthen or change your original opinion of Universal Healthcare? • Add in what we have learned from economics: Supply, Demand, Government Regulations, Rationing, & society’s attempt for equity over efficiency (minimum wage, price ceilings)

  2. Chapter 8 Section 1 The Labor Movement

  3. The study of labor is part of macroeconomics- studies the economy as a whole

  4. Early Union Development Colonial Times to the Civil War: • Most workers were farmers or small business owners • When immigrants came, some workers banned together for higher pay • Unionists were considered troublemakers

  5. Early Union Development Civil War to the 1930s: • The war led to inflation and a shortage of workers • More people worked in factories as farms declined • Unions became more unified

  6. Early Union Development Types of Unions: • Trade Union – workers who have special skills (shoemakers, carpenters) • Industrial Union – workers who work in a factory

  7. Early Union Development • During the Great Depression, ¼ of workers were unemployed • Common problems renewed efforts to create unions

  8. Labor Since World War II • After the war, people began to feel negatively towards Unionists • 116 million workdays were lost due to frequent strikes • Right to Work – a state law making it illegal to force workers to join a union as a condition of employment

  9. Section 2 Resolving Union & Management Differences

  10. 4 Kinds of Union Arrangements: • Closed Shops • Union Shops • Modified Union Shops • Agency Shops

  11. Closed Shops • When the employer only hires union members • Illegal after 1947 for interstate trade

  12. Union Shops • Workers must join the union soon after employment • Right to Work laws prohibit this

  13. Modified Union Shops • Workers have the choice on joining a union • If they choose to do so, they must be members for as long as they hold their jobs

  14. Agency Shops • Worker is not required to join a union, but does have to pay union dues

  15. Collective Bargaining • Mediation – a neutral 3rd person helps settle the dispute, recommends a solution • Arbitration – a neutral 3rd person helps settle dispute, but both sides must accept arbtritator’s decision

  16. Presidential Intervention • The president may publicly appeal both parties to solve disputes • 1981 – Reagan fired striking air traffic controllers for striking after taking an oath not to do so

  17. Homework  • Guided Reading – Chapter 8-9 • Tax Graphic Organizer for Chapter 9

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