Civil Rights in the USA Thematic Study Notes for Trade Unions (A-Level History)

Civil Rights in the USA : Trade Unions Revision Notes

57 pages / 16,000 words of content for Trade Unions in the USA.

Revision Notes broken up into themes and sub-themes for ease.

For example:

Topic: The Position of the Trade Unions and Organised Labour
To what extend did the position of unions change in the period 1865-1992?

Subtopic: The Position of unions and labour at the beginning and end of the Period

• Issues around the position of union and labour rights

o Right for unions to exist

o Recognition of unions

o Involvement of unions in negotiations overpay and working conditions

o Establishment of systems for mediation

o Freedom of workers to withdraw their labour without fear of punishment

• Progress not continuous

The sources used to create this resource include the following:

1. OCR Textbooks and Revision Guide for this unit
2. America’s Women (Gail Collins)
3. Massolit Lecture Videos (Subscription required)
4. America’s Dream (Garson)

Included in this resource is a PDF editable copy as well as an editable Word Document. Furthermore, an incredibly helpful Youtube Resource on the Trade Unions, which informed the resource, has also been included.

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