Workplace Issues and Collective Bargaining in the Classroom

Teaching Guide. By Linda Tubach and Patty Litwin. 2008.
A role play and simulation curriculum on labor relations for Secondary Social Studies.

A joint project of the Los Angeles Unified School District and United Teachers Los Angeles, this six-unit curriculum immerses students in labor-relations education through role playing and simulations of real-world labor events. Case studies include the Homestead Strike of 1892, the 1934 West Coast Longshore Workers Strike, and current issues such as globalization and teens in the workplace. Students organize union meetings, negotiate contracts, and role-play both worker and management positions.

Sample lessons from the CD produced by Linda Tubach and Patty Litwin:

Collective Bargaining Institute for High School Students (PDF)

Case Study: A National Labor Relations Board Union Representation Election at Get-Well Community Hospital (PDF)

Published by United Teachers of Los Angeles.