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WORK CURRICULUM
The Rochester Education Alliance of Labor (REAL) was established
to improve the quality of education and to prepare youth for the world
of work.
Toward this end REAL coordinated the efforts of local teachers, labor educators and
rank and file union members to develop curriculum materials appropriate for different education levels:
- Smugtown Video Study Guide, a 45-minute video documentary which begins to tell the
story of Rochester's workers, radicals and reformers: their work, their unions,
their struggles for social justice.
- Coloring Book Workbook. Eight worksheets with work-related excercises based on the 31 occupations illustrated in the Community of Workers Coloring Book.
- Rochester: A Community of Workers, a web exhibit documenting the work of members of unions affiliated with
the Rochester Labor Council. Based on an exhibit of 100 black-and-white photos
of these workers, accompanied by excerpts from worksite interviews with them. Displayed at many schools and conferences.
- REAL WorkGuide, a pocket-size booklet that addresses high school students' questions about the world of work. One section traces the changing US economy over the past 50 years while another deals with workplace issues such as pay, safety, rights, and unions.
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