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SHARE MY LESSON





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Share My Lesson



Share My Lesson curated a collection of lesson plans, activities and resources
to help teachers explore the role of labor unions with your preK-12 students
including Worker’s Rights, Labor Education, Labor History and Related Resources





The National Park Service published the American Labor History Theme Study in
1991. The study commemorates the hisory of American laborers and their
activities, the impact of industrial and technological change, and the
contribution of workers to the country's development.

Don't Iron While The Strike is Hot
The musical story of Kate Mullany and the Troy Collar Laundry Union 1864 Strike.
Click HERE to watch the musical
Click HERE for a Lesson Plan about Kate Mullany and the Troy Collar Laundry
Union

View this YouTube presentation "The Decline of the Middle Class: How and Why it
Happened" by ALSC Executive Director Paul F. Cole

Teaching Our Kids About Labor History: Challenges, Opportunities and Strategies

The history of labor relations in Major League Baseball
by Paul F. Cole

Win $1000 for a school project on American Labor History



FEATURED RESOURCES

LABOR HERITAGE FOUNDATION

Category: Featured Resources



The Labor Heritage Foundation is a rich resource for wide variety of labor
cultural links including labor songs, films and much more.





UNION SONGS FOR KIDS!

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Union Songs for Kids!





THE INHERITANCE

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The Inheritance – A dramatic and stirring video history of the labor movement
from 1900 to the Civil Rights era featuring historic footage and labor songs.





FIVE FARMWORKER RIGHTS ACTIVISTS YOUR STUDENTS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT

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Five Farmworker Rights Activists Your Students Should Know About





LABOR HISTORY MONTH PROPOSED PROCLAMATIONS

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Proposed LHM Biden Proclamation

Proposed Governor’s LHM Proclamation





LABOR’S BOOKSTORE

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Labor’s Bookstore





WHY UNIONS ARE GOOD FOR WORKERS

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Why unions are good for workers





A GREAT RESOURCE FOR TEACHING HOW TO START, JOIN, AND SUPPORT UNIONS

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A great resource for teaching how to start, join, and support unions





LABOR IS NOT A COMMODITY

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The human rights, legal and religious authority guaranteeing workers the right
to organize and bargain collectively. by Paul F. Cole





LABOR HISTORY AND CIVIL RIGHTS CONSORTIUM EXTENSIVE TEACHING RESOURCES

Category: Featured Resources



The thirteen projects bring together maps, films, slide shows, nearly one
hundred video oral history interviews, and several thousand photographs,
documents, and digitized newspaper articles. and lesson plans for teachers.





MARY HARRIS “MOTHER” JONES

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Mary Harris “Mother” Jones





WNY LABOR TODAY

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An online labor newspaper with news from across the nation, New York State &
Western New York.





UNIONS PROTECT WORKERS’ HARD-EARNED BENEFITS: UNMASKING THE ATTACK ON UNIONS

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Unions protect workers’ hard-earned benefits: unmasking the attack on unions





COLLECTIVE BARGAINING SIMULATION FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS (UPDATED)

Category: Featured Resources



Click HERE to read more





AFT LABOR UNION EDUCATION RESOURCES

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AFT Labor Union Education Resources





MAY LABOR HISTORY MONTH PROCLAMATION

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Official LHM Proclamation





LABOR RELATIONS IN BASEBALL: REMARKS ON WHY AND HOW MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PLAYERS HAVE A UNION.

Category: Featured Resources



Hardball and Handshakes: a standards-based curriculum on the evolution of labor
relations in Major League Baseball

Paul F. Cole’s Baseball Hall of Fame Remarks.





SHARE MY LESSON: UNION HISTORY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE LESSONS

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Share My Lesson: Union History and Social Justice Lessons

Click HERE for Lesson Plan on Kate Mullany





HOW TODAY’S UNIONS HELP WORKING PEOPLE

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How today’s unions help working people
By the Economic Policy Institute.





WISCONSIN LABOR HISTORY VIDEO SERIES

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Wisconsin Labor History video series





THE DECLINE OF THE MIDDLE CLASS: HOW AND WHY IT HAPPENED AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT
BY PAUL F. COLE

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This paper addresses the issue of income and wealth inequality in the
United States and an exploration of its causes, effects and solutions with
a particular emphasis on working families.

View PowerPoint here





CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF TEACHERS – LABOR IN THE SCHOOLS PROGRAM

Category: Featured Resources



Learn about the best and most comprehensive state federation program for
teaching about labor.





LAWCHA LABOR HISTORY LINKS

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THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF INFORMATION, DOCUMENTS AND LINKS OF U.S.
LABOR HISTORY SITES ON THE INTERNET.





LABOR HERITAGE FOUNDATION

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A rich resource for books, DVDs, posters, buttons and other items about labor.





LABOR SONGS

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USING SONGS TO TEACH LABOR HISTORY

The American labor movement has a long and rich heritage of song. Like hymns and
patriotic songs, union songs are songs with a message. Thousands have been
written by union members and others over the years. These men and women, black
and white, native American and foreign born, created their own literature
reflecting every aspect of life in the mines, mills, factories, shops and farms
where they were forced to labor…





LABOR HISTORY LESSON PLANS

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Click here for a variety of labor history lesson plans including ‘United We
Stand’ from the Library of Congress





BOY SCOUT LABOR MERIT BADGE

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The American Labor Merit Badge was established by the Boy Scouts in 1987. For
requirements and more.





WISCONSIN TEACHING LABOR HISTORY LAW

Category: Featured Resources



Nearly a decade after Wisconsin passed a law declaring that the teaching of
labor history must be part of the teaching standards for the state’s children,
it is near to becoming reality.





QUICK LINKS – AN ALPHABETICAL GUIDE TO ALL WEB SITE RESOURCES

Category: Featured Resources



Quick Links – An Alphabetical Guide to All Web Site Resources




The American Labor Studies Center (ALSC) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization
whose mission is to create, collect and disseminate labor history and labor
studies curriculum materials and resources to K-12 teachers nationwide through
this web site and via conferences, workshops, seminars and exhibits and to
restore the Kate Mullany National Historic Site in Troy, New York where it is
located. Paul F. Cole is the Executive Director.


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…”




This excellent photo-packed 62 page history of unions is for 9 -12 year-old
students. Search online to purchase.

Kate Mullany National Historic Site

Home of the leader of America’s first all-female union

The Troy Collar Laundry Union

The Power in our Hands: A curriculum on the History of Work and Workers in the
United States is the single best resource for middle and high school teachers
who want to integrate labor history into their classrooms. It is organized into
five units and 16 lessons and includes 46 handouts includes a bibliography for
each unit. Click HERE to order for $23.00.


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

   Traces the history of the labor movement from its beginnings to the late 20th
   century.

 * The Lesson Plan

   A lesson guide for teachers to accompany "A Short History of American Labor"

 * The Films

   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

 * Friedrichs v California Teachers Association: The Story Behind the Supreme
   Court Case on "Fair Share" by Paul F. Cole
   The Bread & Roses Strike

KATE MULLANY NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE

Home of the American Labor Studies Center


 * 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