Gilded Age Labor Union Point of View Analysis

Students will read and analyze two points of view on whether or not there should be labor unions by answering 37 questions and completing a creative task (text excerpts from Henry Clews in 1886 and Samuel Gompers in 1894). They will also analyze 4 images according to provided prompts. The answers are included where appropriate and this would be great for a sub!  

Sample questions include:
--Explain where the employer and employees have come to be at odds with each other.
--What does Clews mean when he says, “a paralysis of business?”
--How would Americans be affected by prolonged unionizing attempts? Why would that be a cause for concern? 
--On what grounds does Clews assert that strikes couldn’t be justified in America? 
--Does Gompers think American ideals alone can protect workers, why or why not?
--Write a contextually appropriate synonym, or definition, for “grandiloquently dilate.”
--Are capital and labor at odds with each other as entities, why or why not?
--Describe the purpose of the second to last paragraph. 
--What is Clews’ strongest argument against labor unions and why?
--Which of Clews’ points does Gompers most effectively counter and why?

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