Question

Merchant and craft guilds formed to provide support for their members, who shared a certain economic role. Today, in the United States, many labor and trade unions exist for the same purpose. They unite workers in specific industries so that they may together work for their mutual benefit.

Research the history of early labor unions and their relationship to the earlier guilds in Europe. Then select one of the labor or trade unions from the list below to research:

Answer 1

•American Federation of Government Employees
•American Federation of Teachers
•International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
•International Union of Police Associations
•National Association of Letter Carriers
•Office and Professional Employees International Union
•United Mine Workers of America
•Writers Guild of America
•Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association
•Service Employees International Union
•United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
•United Farm Workers of America

Answer 2

Use the internet or the library to learn more about your chosen union. Finally, combine your research with the knowledge you gained from this lesson to write a short response in which you compare and contrast your union with the medieval merchant and craft guilds. Your short response should contain at least two paragraphs and should address both similarities and differences between the modern union and medieval guilds.

Answer 3

@RainbowBubbles01 @confluxepic @micahm

You guys got any suggestions. :/

Answer 4

so much to reeeaaadd

Answer 5

and i suck at history

Answer 6

Wikipedia will help

Answer 7

hi micahm again

Answer 8

hi

Answer 9

so could you narrow what you need to do

Answer 10

Right 2 paragraphs comparing Medieval guilds to current day unions.

Answer 11

I have no idea what to right about, im just asking for some suggestions or information you guys might know.

Answer 12

I will help you with some english.

Answer 13

It is write not right.

Answer 14

i can easily get them to you if you narrow what your looking for

Answer 15

@confluxepic Always the person to go to... >.>

@micahm I was looking at these two groups.
•United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
•United Farm Workers of America

Answer 16

Wikipedia

Answer 17

that is what i use for the info it helps

Answer 18

ok thanks @micahm

Answer 19

I think International Union of Police Associations would be easier to research.

Answer 20

Maybe even United Farm Workers of America.

Answer 21

@confluxepic I chose farm workers and that U.P.A. thing sounds easier than the carpenters of America. Thanks for the suggestions.

Answer 22

np