Directions: Imagine that you are the head of a labor union that mobilizes workers from the major chains across the United States that include Walmart, Target, Marshall’s, McDonald’s, and Amazon. Write a policy piece/manifesto on how to improve labor conditions for all. Your manifesto should including the following words: Labor Unions

Workweek

Health plan

Boycott

Protests

Wages

Stock Options

Pensions

Working Conditions

Collective bargaining

Helpful Tip: A policy piece/manifesto is a document that outlines the true goals of your movement, in this case, the labor movement.

You can write your policy piece, double spaced on this page. I will give you a lead paragraph to help you begin:

21st Century Labor Movement Paper
By:

The recent pandemic has produced images of economic inequality throughout America. Though we can be perceived as the greatest country in the world, we are still dealing with many problems, problems that include inadequacies in health care, wages, work schedules, pensions, and stock options. In this following policy paper, I will outline what my union and workers expect from all their employers’ or they will not be returning to work. The deadline for all employers to accept these terms is October 19th, 2020. If our demands are not met we will strike!