Workers+Organize

__'My Industrial Life' Journal Entry__
We’re going to work on a journal entry, which you are going to submit to me through your journal google doc. I will need you all to share your journal with me. My email address is mgardner@kis.or.kr.

The journal should include the title ‘My Industrial Life’, the date, and the journal number.

Here is the task:

You will be given 15 minutes to write a journal entry that is just under half a page in length. The journal entry will be in the form of a letter to your local Congressman.

Here is the Scenario:

You are a 16-year old working class Korean immigrant in Chicago in the 1880’s. You have been working in a factory, sweatshop, or mine for the past 3 years to help support your family. Write a letter to your Congressman describing the working conditions and some of the hardships you have suffered over the past few years.

Consider the information that you read in the textbook(pg. 473, right column) as well as information gathered from the introductory video, be creative and realistic in your responses.

GET TO WORK!

__Venn Diagram Activity__
Analyze the similarities and differences between the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor (AFL). Use the textbook for information on the KNIGHTS (pg. 474) and use the link below for information on the AFL.

__The Homestead Strike__
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