Acknowledgements ................ 11
Notes to the Teacher ................ 13
Introduction: The Power in Our Hands: Content, Pedagogy, and Student Experience ................ 15
UNIT I: Basic Understandings
1. Organic Goodies Simulation ................ 27
2. Who Makes History? ................ 31
3. What Rights Do We Have? ................ 33
UNIT II: Changes in the Workplace/”Scientific Management”
4. Paper Airplane Simulation ................ 39
5. Free to Think, Talk, Listen, or Sing ................ 42
6. Modern Times ................ 44
7. “Taylorizing “ Burgers: A Fantasy ................ 46
UNIT III: Defeats, Victories, Challenges
8. The Homestead Strike ................ 51
9. Birth of a Rank-and-File Organizer ................ 55
10. Lawrence, 1912: The Singing Strike ................ 57
UNIT IV: Our Own Recent Past
11. It’s a Mystery—White Workers Against Black Workers ................ 67
12. Southern Tenant Farmer’s Union: Black and White Unite? ................ 71
13. 1934 West Coast Longshore Strike ................ 74
14. Union Maids ................ 78
UNIT V: Continuing Struggle
15. Shutdown!—Confronting Plant Closures ................ 83
16. Labor Songs ................ 88
Student Handouts
1A. Organic Goodie Simulation: Questions ................ 93
1B. Can People Act Together? ................ 94
2. “A Worker Reads History ................ 95
3A. Labor Movement: What We Do and Don’t Yet Know ................ 96
3B. What Rights Do I Have? (Part 1) ................ 97
3C. What Rights Do I Have? (Part 2) ................ 99
4. Frederick Winslow Taylor: Taylorisms ................ 100
5A. Free to Think, Talk, Listen or Sing ................ 101
7A. “Taylorizing “ Burgers: A Fantasy ................ 105
7B. Confessions of a French-Fry Champion ................ 108
8A. The Homestead Strike ................ 111
8B. Skilled Worker ................ 113
8C. Unskilled Worker ................ 114
8D. Homestead Strike: The Outcome ................ 115
9A. Birth of a Rank-and-File Organizer ................ 117
9B. Birth of a Rank-and-file Organizer: The Conclusion ................ 121
10A. You Are in the IWW ................ 122
10B. Lawrence, 1912—Part 1: The Strike is On! ................ 124
10C. Lawrence Problem Solving #1: Getting Organized ................ 126
10D. Lawrence, 1912—Part 2: Unity in Diversity ................ 127
10E. “Bread and Roses” ................ 128
10F. Lawrence Problem Solving #2: Can We Win? ................ 129
10G. Lawrence, 1912—Part 3: The Outcome ................ 131
11A. It’s a Mystery: Clues ................ 135
11B. It’s a Mystery: Questions ................ 138
12A. Southern Tenant Farmers’ Union ................ 139
12B. Southern Tenant Farmers’ Union: Oral History ................ 141
12C. “Why I Quit the Klan” ................ 145
13A. Terms You should Know ................ 148
13B. Portland Daily News ................ 149
13C. Longshoreman ................ 151
13D. Unemployed Person ................ 152
13E. Waterfront Employer ................ 153
13F. Farmer ................ 154
13G. Central Labor Council Representative ................ 155
13H. Questions Facing Your Group ................ 156
13I. Longshore Role Play: Summing Up ................ 157
Background Notes: Agitate, Educate, Organize: Portland 1934......................... 158
14. Union Maids: Letters From a Relative ................ 164
15A. Plant Closures Fact Sheet ................ 165
15B. First Responses ................ 166
15C. Plant Closure Legislation: Option Sheet ................ 168
15D. Government Relief for the Companies: Option sheet ................ 169
15E. Take Over the Plant and Run it Ourselves: Option Sheet ................ 170
15F. Persuade or Force the Company to Stay: Option Sheet ................ 171
15G. The Action is Today ................ 172
16. Songs ................ 174
Selected Further Reading ................ 179
Evaluation ................ 183
