Development of Labor Movements

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Overview

Subject area

URBST

Catalog Number

215

Course Title

Development of Labor Movements

Department(s)

Description

Exploration of the development and impact over time of collective worker struggles in the United States and beyond. From resistance by enslaved workers in colonial times to contemporary models of creative workplace organizing, this class will look at who organized; why, where, and how they organized; what challenges they faced in their efforts; and how these conflicts changed history.

Typically Offered

Fall, Spring

Academic Career

Undergraduate

Liberal Arts

Yes

Credits

Minimum Units

3

Maximum Units

3

Academic Progress Units

3

Repeat For Credit

No

Components

Name

Lecture

Hours

3

Course Schedule