LEGACY PROJECT

Janice Yu, Jeffery Lee, Justin Tang, Virginia Chan

DO NOW

Instructions: Analyze each picture and write questions and comments

for each picture

in the following slide

DO NOW

What did you notice in the pictures?

How did you feel?

What are the differences?

AIM

To purchase school apparel from unionized companies

To discuss the reasons why union-made products are better

To learn where most of our products come from

To make better decisions when purchasing goods

INTRODUCTION

To understand the reasons for our project we must understand certain terms:

Sweat shops - A factory or workshop, esp. in the clothing industry, where manual workers are employed at very low wages for long hours and under poor conditions.

Unions – organizations of workers that give workers power, protection, and a voice to be heard.

SWEATSHOPS

In operation 24/7

So many around the world

Disregard for human life

Workers stuck in an endless cycle• Poor work conditions• Low wages• Can’t get out of sweatshops

CYCLE OF SWEATSHOPS

UNIONS

Give individuals power

Together they are significant

Gives individuals a voice

Protects workers rights• Working hours• Working conditions

ACTIVITY!

Four Volunteers

Identify the tops, bottoms, and shoes of the volunteers and consider if they are sweatshop made or union made.

CONCLUSION PT. 1

should support unions because they help workers• Higher and more fair wages

• Bring low-wage workers out of poverty• More people willing to work would increase productivity• Economic growth

• Prevent illegal child labor• Workplace safety

• Offer formal training for better quality of production and work safety

Eliminate tragedies that are similar to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

CONCLUSION PT.2

Our theme this year is how systems shape us and how we shape systems

• "Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration.”

President Abraham Lincoln, December 3rd, 1861