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Check System. 5 points or 100%. 4 points or 80%. 3 points or 60%. The Organized Labor Movement. Chapter 4 Section 3. US History Bellwork 242 days until the US History EOC!. Business owners during Era 6 were known as both “ robber barons ” & “ captains of industry ”.

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  1. Check System 5 points or 100% 4 points or 80% 3 points or 60%

  2. The Organized Labor Movement Chapter 4 Section 3

  3. US History Bellwork242 days until the US History EOC! • Business owners during Era 6 were known as both “robber barons” & “captains of industry”. • Using pages 110 & 111 answer the following: • What was a “robber baron”? • What was a “captain of industry”? • Which one do you consider good and why? • Which one do you consider bad and why?

  4. Today’s SPIs and Objectives • Class goal: 80% of the class will achieve 80% mastery on our stated objectives. • SPI - 6.9.2 compare economic disparities between industrial capitalists and other Americans. • Objectives - • SWBAT Assess the problems that workers faced in the late 1800s. • SWBAT Compare the goals and strategies of different labor organizations. • SWBAT Analyze the causes and effects of strikes.

  5. Hardships for Workers • Factory Work • Immigrants made up the bulk of the workforce • They worked for low wages and in harsh conditions • Families • Whole families often worked in factories • Parents wanted to keep children close and their wages were needed for survival • Often lived in “company towns” under a form of wage slavery

  6. The Formation of Labor Unions • Labor unions began to form in response to early protests and the emergence of Socialism • Socialism – the public ownership of the means of production and equal distribution of wealth created by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

  7. Early Unions • National Trades Union • 1834 – First national union • Knights of Labor • 1869 – Uriah Stephens • open to all workers • Later led by Terence Powderly • AFL – American Federation of Labor • 1886 – Samuel Gompers • Focused on skilled workers • Focused on specific workers issues

  8. Unions • American Railway Union • 1893 – Eugene Debs • 1st Industrial Union open to all railway workers • Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) • 1905 – Eugene Debs • Known as the Wobblies • Radical/socialist union

  9. Independent work • Objective: 6.9.2 - compare economic disparities between industrial capitalists and other Americans. • Directions: Using your textbook (pages 114 – 121) locate supporting details for the following main ideas. • Focus on using YOUR words & NOT copying from the book.

  10. 3-2-1 Closure Exit Slip • On your own paper please complete a 3-2-1 Closure for today’s lesson

  11. Today’s Assignment • On the back of yesterday’s graphic organizer you will find a CHART that tracks major strikes of the time period (1870s to 1914). • Using your textbook read about the strikes and record the • 1) actions of the strikers, • 2) the actions of the business owners, and • 3) the actions of the government. • We will do the first one together and then review your work after you complete the rest of the chart independently. • Leave a few minutes to address the Exit Slip question.

  12. Railroad Strike of 1877 • Caused to to cut wages by the business owners. • Angry workers rioted and destroyed property in several different cities. • State militias and finally federal troops were called in to deal with the strikers. • Business owners hired temporary workers to do the strikers’ jobs.

  13. Important Strikes • Haymarket Riot • Chicago, May 4th 1886 • Strikers wanted an 8 hour day • Several strikers and police killed in a bombing by the strikers • 4 anarchists executed • Radical events caused common Americans to be suspicious of organized labor

  14. Homestead Strike - 1892 • Cutting wages at Carnegie plant caused strike • Business owners brought in Pinkerton Agents to break the strike • Federal troops and state militias eventually were called in to break the strike

  15. Pullman Strike • 1894 – strike in response to wages being cut by 25% and workers being laid off at the Pullman factory • Workers tried to negotiate a Pullman shut down the plant • Strike was declared illegal by the government because it disrupted the mail • Led by Eugene Debs • Federal Troops were called in to break strike • This is where we get Labor Day

  16. Today’s Closure • On your own paper complete the following writing answers only: • Do you think workers should be able to go on strike? • What do business owners owe their workers? • What should the government do when workers and business owners don’t agree about working conditions or wages?

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