You make friends with a foreign exchange student for Conmetal, a third world island nation located off the coast of Argentina. In Cozmetal labor unions are illegal, and anyone caught trying to organize the workforce of any commercial enterprise is flogged to death in the public square with a cat-o-nine-tails adorned with darning needles. Your friend is amazed by the working conditions American workers enjoy. Your friend asks you why American employers are so kind, loving, and concerned for the well-being of their employees. In Cozmetal employers and the government are only concerned with maximizing profits for the companies. Discuss what you tell your friend about

A. The history and development of the American labor force.

B. The effect that history had had on the development of the U.S economy

C. Why the U.S. has a middle class and Cozmetal does not

D. The role organized labor has played in the development of the U.S. economy

E. What might happen if the U.S. outlawed labor unions?