Labor Unions Weakened by Recession

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labor relations unions organized labor unemployment strikes labor strikes workers walkouts collective bargaining economy wages Great Railroad Strike of 1877 American Federation of Labor Samuel Gompers Haymarket Riot Pullman Strike Motts Dr. Pepper Snapple
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Economics History-Social Science
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Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 Post-Secondary
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Labor Unions Weakened by Recession

The current recession has severely undercut the bargaining power of labor unions and workers' abilities to strike and gain concessions from company leadership. In this video, Economics Correspondent Paul Solman visits Rochester, New York, where 300 workers at the Mott's juice and apple sauce factory called a strike on May 23.
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PBS Learning Media

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