Labour unions

1) Watch the video on labour unions and answer the questions
a. How long there exists labour unions in the USA?
b. What kind of labour or trade unions are mentioned in video?
c. When were unions invented?
d. When and where was Samuel Gampers born?
e. Why did people joined firstly the unions?
f. What happened in 1940-1980's?
-Beginning of industrialization;
-Recovery after Great Depresion;
-Developing of free enterprizes(capitalism)
g. Where did Samuel Gampers moved when he was a young boy?
-Africa;
-USA
-Germany
-England
h. Why did S. Gampers try to help poor people?
i. Why were employees in minning unhappy?
j. When the minimum wages were set?


2) Watch the video very carefully and explain what they were used for?( in the context)
- 1886( 36 years)
- 100 years
- 1940-1980's
- England 1850
- Capitalism
- 1938
- 1932
- 100,000
- 1800- 1900
- American Federation of Labour.

3) Correct the following sentences.
a. People joined unions because they didn't wanted to stay with their current job and earn much money.
b. Unions were invented in 1990.
c. Employees that worked in minning industry were happy with their job.
d. Samuel Gamper moved to Brasil.
e. People working in minning and rail roads were receiving high wages and appropriate equipment.
f. Employees working in minning were using like equipement gloves to cover their mouth and a sock like a helmet.
g. In 1932, 500,000 people were allready members of unions.
h. In 1800-1900 employees were well treated by employers.
i. The aim of American Federation of Labour was to defend employers.
j. Samuel Gampson was the founder of American Federation of Soccer.

4) Fill in the following statements.
a. In 1938 were set the _______________wages.
b. In 1940-1980's there were developed________________(capitalism).
c. In 1886 Samuel Gampers was_______ years old.
d. In the video are mentioned __________________________,athletic team,_______________ types of labour unions.

Words: players on league, league sports, free enterprizes,36, minimum.

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