What were the working conditions that led to the strike

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Research Paper Assignment

Length: 1000 words.

Strikes in California

This semester we have spent considerable time on the history of union formation and coordinated labor strikes in California. This material is compounded by the current potential for a strike here on our own campus by the California Faculty Association.

For this research paper, you will need to revisit the work of Elizabeth Sine and the Rebel Imaginaries she addressed regarding the striking California farmworkers of the Great Depression. You may also use the work of Ron Takaki if you would like, though it isn't mandatory.I also suggest you review my lecture material on this same topic.

Once you have reviewed that material, you will need to do the following:

1) Choose a union-led strike from the list that follows this prompt.
2) Evaluate that strike according to the requirements of this research essay. This will require outside research.

After you have selected your strike, please address the following questions for your essay.

Question A. What is the history of the union that led your chosen strike? When was it formed? By whom? Where?

Question B. What was happening in California history at the time of the strike? How is this reflected in the strike itself?

Question C. What were the working conditions that led to the strike?

Question D. What were the demands of the union that led the strike? Were there any specific concerns they wanted addressed?

Question E. Were there any specific or notable figures leading this strike?

Question F. What was the outcome of the strike?

Question G. How might the outcome of the strike affect the quality of life for the workers who participated?

Question H. How is this strike reflective of the tradition of labor protest you learned about in our class? (Elizabeth Sine is useful here)

Choose from the following union led strikes in California History:

1) General Strike on San Francisco's Waterfront in 1901
2) The California Cotton Pickers Strike of 1933
3) The Delano Grape Strike of 1966
4) United Food and Commercial Workers Strike of 1995
5) Los Angeles County government workers strike of 2000
6) The Southern California Supermarket Strikes of 2003/2004
7) The University of California Walkouts of 2022
8) The Writers Guild of America strike 2023.

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