Discussion Questions
- What were the conditions that caused workers to organize?
- Why did the speakers/writers decide to join a union? Give specific examples from the documents.
- How do the writers/speakers describe the feeling of working collectively with others to demand changes in their working conditions?
- Look at the picture. What do you see going on in the picture? Based on the accounts given in this document study, what conclusions can you draw about these women?
- What kinds of activities did the labor organizers engage in to get women workers to join unions? What kinds of arguments did they make?
