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Victories for the Working Class

Victories for the Working Class. Lauren Anderson Mason Rohlfing Taylor Stewart Jacob Baca. Improving the Working Conditions. Towards the middle of the 1800’s, Parliament started to pass laws to protect workers.

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Victories for the Working Class

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  1. Victories for the Working Class Lauren Anderson Mason Rohlfing Taylor Stewart Jacob Baca

  2. Improving the Working Conditions • Towards the middle of the 1800’s, Parliament started to pass laws to protect workers. • Minimum wage and maximum work hours were regulated. • Safety inspectors were sent by the government to enforce the new laws.

  3. The Growth of Labor Unions • Labor unions were outlawed while trade unions were made legal but going on strike wasn’t. • Unions spread across Britain and won rights causing membership to increase. • Workers had higher wages and shorter work hours. • To improve the lives of the working class, unions pressed for other laws.

  4. Later Reforms • In the 1800’s, Britain enacted reforms for the working class. • Disraeli improved the health and housing for workers. • Gladstone gave out jobs to people on merit rather than birth or wealth. Disraeli Gladstone

  5. Later Reforms Continued • The Fabian Society was an organization founded in 1883 • The Fabians were small but held strong influence and promoted gradual change through legal means rather than violence. • The Labor Party was created in 1900 by the socialists and union members.

  6. Later Reforms Continued • Britain Passed social welfare laws to protect the poor and disadvantaged. • Workers were protected with accident health and unemployment insurance. • Marxism gained limited support among the working class as a result.

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