Labor-management relations strand repeated across all four communications units¶

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Description¶

Each of the four units includes a common labor-management content strand. Students learn to "distinguish between Labor and Management personnel," list four common causes of disagreement (rate of wages, working conditions, hours of work, benefits), list three methods of settling arguments (negotiation, arbitration, strike), and list three cooperation mechanisms (training programs, safety programs, work promotions). Role-playing a labor-management dispute settlement is the recurring suggested activity.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Instructor-led explanation followed by student role-play of labor and management in dispute settlement

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• Middle school students in grades 6 through 9

Target Learning Goals¶

• Understanding workplace labor-management relations as part of career education

Claims¶

Related Elements¶

• Labor force characteristics and composition as a separate area of study in teacher education

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Communications: Industrial Arts Curriculum Guide, Middle Schools 6-9 (Tentative). (1974). Louisiana State Department of Education. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED120541