https://padlet.com/hdoerman/jg3xp5h9t4uys2v9 What stood out to you in the readings on capitalism & labor? What did you learn? What was new, surprising, or interesting? What questions do you have? en-us 2022-01-27 16:41:51 UTC 2025-11-18 08:01:05 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/hdoerman/jg3xp5h9t4uys2v9/wish/2016807138 It stood out how capitalism doesn't tend to support laborers so they need to work together and make change themselves through forming unions and protests/strikes.]]> 2022-01-27 21:13:37 UTC https://padlet.com/hdoerman/jg3xp5h9t4uys2v9/wish/2016807138 https://padlet.com/hdoerman/jg3xp5h9t4uys2v9/wish/2016807520 i found it very interesting how the zinn reading explains how the government only values productivity and profit over the well being of the workers when they are the essential pieces to capitalism ]]> 2022-01-27 21:13:58 UTC https://padlet.com/hdoerman/jg3xp5h9t4uys2v9/wish/2016807520 https://padlet.com/hdoerman/jg3xp5h9t4uys2v9/wish/2016807925 Something that stood out to me during this week's readings was the fact that Filipino farmworkers played a significant role in the efforts of the UFW; I had never heard about that before and it really goes to show how history can be biased against minorities. No questions!]]> 2022-01-27 21:14:20 UTC https://padlet.com/hdoerman/jg3xp5h9t4uys2v9/wish/2016807925 https://padlet.com/hdoerman/jg3xp5h9t4uys2v9/wish/2016808000 One thing I found pretty interesting is the fact that throughout most of the texts, capitalism was discussed as something that hindered laborers and something that created an environment that did not favor the majority of people. There is a stark contrast between this and how capitalism is idolized in this country throughout history. It is portrayed as this wonderful new way of life that gives opportunities to everyone. However, in these texts it is shown that laborers in American history often searched for alternatives to this model, and that many times these alternatives resembled socialist ideals and practices such as the unions.]]> 2022-01-27 21:14:24 UTC https://padlet.com/hdoerman/jg3xp5h9t4uys2v9/wish/2016808000 ggonta https://padlet.com/hdoerman/jg3xp5h9t4uys2v9/wish/2016808798 What stood out to me the most during the weeks readings on capitalism and labor would be the visualization of imbalance of power among the working and executive class. It was extremely interesting how thee imbalances of power directly cause and effect labor and union strikes.]]> 2022-01-27 21:15:07 UTC https://padlet.com/hdoerman/jg3xp5h9t4uys2v9/wish/2016808798 jtanurdjaja https://padlet.com/hdoerman/jg3xp5h9t4uys2v9/wish/2016809116 Something that stood out to me in the readings was how capitalism supported the inequality of labor. In the case of the farm workers, their demands weren't being met as the growers could simply play each ethnic group against one another. For instance, if the Filipinos went on strike, the growers would just choose to pay the Mexican Americans and vice versa. ]]> 2022-01-27 21:15:22 UTC https://padlet.com/hdoerman/jg3xp5h9t4uys2v9/wish/2016809116 https://padlet.com/hdoerman/jg3xp5h9t4uys2v9/wish/2016809535 2022-01-27 21:15:42 UTC https://padlet.com/hdoerman/jg3xp5h9t4uys2v9/wish/2016809535 https://padlet.com/hdoerman/jg3xp5h9t4uys2v9/wish/2016809662 In general, I thought it was very interesting how these movements for fair labor throughout history have shaped the workdays we see today. Weekends and 9-5's only exist today because of workers' push against unfair and unsafe labor practices. In the texts specifically, I thought Zinn presented many different examples of these, which provided a perspective for me to understand the dangerous circumstances workers had to face. I also found it very interesting that alliances were successfully formed between Filipino and Mexican farm workers in the Delano Manongs documentary. The two groups were pit against one another (something we learned in DOC 1) but they were able to overcome their differences and work together to gain justice for both groups.]]> 2022-01-27 21:15:48 UTC https://padlet.com/hdoerman/jg3xp5h9t4uys2v9/wish/2016809662 larakelyan1 https://padlet.com/hdoerman/jg3xp5h9t4uys2v9/wish/2016809720 One thing that was shocking at first was realizing how much of the laborers were immigrants. I think in school (K-12) our curriculum focused on just the absence of labor rights during the rise of industrialism and capitalism, not really exploring the demographic of these workers and why it took so long for them to be given respectable working conditions. Considering the history of the nation and their treatment of immigrants, it started to make a lot of sense for me when the readings pointed out how much of the labor was done by immigrants, who were not respected for their labor until they had to demand their rights themselves. It was unfortunate to think how capitalism works on a system of using those who put the most effort into making the products yet they reap the least benefits.]]> 2022-01-27 21:15:50 UTC https://padlet.com/hdoerman/jg3xp5h9t4uys2v9/wish/2016809720 https://padlet.com/hdoerman/jg3xp5h9t4uys2v9/wish/2016809735 I found it interesting how labor under capitalism has united different groups throughout history towards common goals of unionizing for better working conditions and pay. For instance, the Black Panthers and the Young Lords were two organizations that worked together to collectively increase their strengths in combating this system. Also, as Zinn mentions, the labor movement wanted to more than just strike to raise wages, but also to "overthrow the capitalist system of private ownership of the tools of labor, abolish wage-slavery and achieve the freedom of the whole working class" (Zinn, 1980, p.332).]]> 2022-01-27 21:15:51 UTC https://padlet.com/hdoerman/jg3xp5h9t4uys2v9/wish/2016809735 e3yu https://padlet.com/hdoerman/jg3xp5h9t4uys2v9/wish/2016809767 What stood out to me in the readings on capitalism and labor was seeing how labor unions challenged the notion of "private" ownership that is characteristic of capitalism. It was interesting to see how people defied harsh private company operations to advocate for more public regulation in order to  gain better working conditions. Ultimately I thought it shows how the public and private sector must keep one another in check in order to protect individual laborers. ]]> 2022-01-27 21:15:53 UTC https://padlet.com/hdoerman/jg3xp5h9t4uys2v9/wish/2016809767 brluu https://padlet.com/hdoerman/jg3xp5h9t4uys2v9/wish/2016810909 Something that I found interesting was how the structure of capitalism promotes inequalities in society. In the context of gender, the capitalist system does not allow women to work and earn as much money as men because of society's perception of women. In the muller v. Oregon reading, there was a 9-0 ruling against muller, with the justification that women have a different structure that is a disadvantage in the workforce and their role is to be a mother. It seems that capitalism supports and even enforces these gender roles, making it hard to combat. ]]> 2022-01-27 21:16:47 UTC https://padlet.com/hdoerman/jg3xp5h9t4uys2v9/wish/2016810909