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Labor History: Hardballs and Handshakes
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Labor History: Hardballs and Handshakes

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Grade Level Grades 9-12
Resource Type Article, Lesson Plan

About This Lesson

Why would workers choose to form a union and bargain collectively?  Use this lesson plan to understand the labor relations in Major League Baseball.

Behind the big salaries are complex negotiations between labor and management. Students compare and contrast models of resolving differences by exploring player organizations in baseball's labor history.

The unit includes remarks on Marvin Miller. He become the fifth Jewish member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Learn more here.

THEMATIC UNIT OBJECTIVE

  • Recognize the economic effects of marginal utility.
  • Understand the role of consumer demand in determining price.
  • Identify factors that contribute to the changing level of consumer demand for a given product.
  • Create a demand schedule and demand curve.
  • Explain how a cost index is designed and used.

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Pre-Visit Lesson Plan.pdf

Lesson Plan
November 23, 2021
796.29 KB

Post-Visit Lesson Plan.pdf

Lesson Plan
November 23, 2021
117.71 KB

Remarks on Marvin Miller.doc

Article
November 23, 2021
64.5 KB
5.0
7 Reviews
Great information
This lesson had great information to hook the students. Thanks for sharing this informative lesson.
Catherine Lash
November 14, 2024
Great information
This lesson had great information to hook the students. Thanks for sharing this informative lesson.
Catherine Lash
November 14, 2024
Great information
This lesson had great information to hook the students. Thanks for sharing this informative lesson.
Catherine Lash
November 14, 2024
Great information
This lesson had great information to hook the students. Thanks for sharing this informative lesson.
Catherine Lash
November 14, 2024
Great information
This lesson had great information to hook the students. Thanks for sharing this informative lesson.
Catherine Lash
November 14, 2024
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