Sample Assignment C: Investigation, Exploration, and Extrapolation
Sample Course
BLAW 485. Labor and Employment Law
Examines the development of labor law in the U.S. from the early common law to the current legislation. Existing federal statutes regulating labor unions and labor relations will be studied in detail. These statutes are studied as they are applied and interpreted by the federal courts and by the National Labor Relations ....
Sample Assignment
With your group members, examine the three sources documenting the 1934 West Coast Waterfront Strike displayed on this page, and select one. Using your selected source as a jumping off point, find a minimum of three additional primary sources from the Oviatt Library's Special Collections and Archives or Digital Collections, and a minimum of five secondary sources (these can include assigned course readings or peer-reviewed articles.) Draw upon all of these sources to create a 10-15 minute presentation during which your group will answer the following question:
Sample Assignment Resources:Sample Prompt:What were the three most significant and lasting influences of the 1934 Waterfront Strike on the development and passage of the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 and other US labor laws in the first half of the 20th century?
1. Labor Relations Committee Meeting Minutes, January 3, 1934Part of International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union (ILWU), Local 13 Records, Part I, 1933-1989Available in Special Collections and Archives2. Baldo Loy's Strike Card, 1934Part of Baldo Loy International Longshoremen's and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Ephemera Collection, 1924-1977Available in Special Collections and Archives3. Statement by E. K. Danzer, December 19, 1945Available in Special Collections and Archives
Learning Outcomes
- Students practice group discussion and work skills
- Students employ critical and analytic thinking skills
- Students analyze primary and secondary sources