Respond in a 2-page paper to the two readings for Week 10–note that both readings deal a lot with the same union, UE. Think about how your knowledge of the 1946 UE strike affects what you learn in the Schrecker article.

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Background for Reading Responses in general:

These 2-page papers (double-spaced, 12-point font) should be brief but focused analytical discussions of particular themes, issues, or questions arising from the assigned readings listed under Readings: above (not the lecture text). Personal reactions and opinions are fine as long as they’re accompanied by critical analysis and engagement with the readings. Reading Responses should NOT be summaries, synopses, or book reviews – and they should not include extensive quotation of the assigned reading.

Rather, they offer an opportunity for you to:

Consider and expand on issues of particular interest to you in some depth.
Relate the current weeks’ readings to other issues and arguments you encounter in and outside this class.
Question or challenge elements of the readings you find problematic.
To reiterate, because these papers are very short, there is no room for summarizing or repeating the content of the reading–instead, think about it critically, evaluate its argument and/or evidence, and discuss how it fits into our understanding of this period or New Jersey labor history in general.