United Auto Workers

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/united-auto-workers

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the full name?International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America
2. What is the United Auto Workers (UAW) union?The UAW is a group of workers who join together to make sure everyone gets a fair deal when building cars and more. They help workers get better wages, pensions, and healthcare.
3. Why did the UAW start in the 1930s?It started from the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) and was created to organize many workers in whole industries, not just by craft, which was new at the time.

Industrial Unionism: A labor union model that organizes all workers in a particular industry, regardless of their specific job or skill level.
Sit-Down Strike: A protest where workers occupy their workplace, refusing to work or allow others to work, thereby halting production.
Deindustrialization: The decline of industrial activity in a region or economy, often leading to job losses in manufacturing sectors.
Automation: The use of technology, such as robots and machines, to perform tasks previously done by human workers.