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Worker ’ s rights of late 1800s

Worker ’ s rights of late 1800s. Big Business in America. Business grew due to factory Mining became popular. Workers in factories. Men Women Children Immigrants needing work. Factory work. Long hours Work 12 hour days 7 days a week. Wages/pay for work. Little pay for work

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Worker ’ s rights of late 1800s

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  1. Worker’s rights of late 1800s

  2. Big Business in America • Business grew due to factory • Mining became popular

  3. Workers in factories • Men • Women • Children • Immigrants needing work

  4. Factory work • Long hours • Work 12 hour days • 7 days a week

  5. Wages/pay for work • Little pay for work • Men $10 a week • Women $7 a week • Based on what could produce. • Children 10 to 20 cents a day.

  6. environment • Very tight work space. • Very hot • Not clean. • Sweat Shops

  7. Children in factories • Some as young as 4 • Small hands can reach places.

  8. Business industry • Didn’t consider workers feeling • Wanted profit

  9. Triangle Shirtwaist company • No fire escapes • Worried workers • Disaster: Fire • Death of Workers • http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/trianglefire/

  10. Workers Demand change • Want change • Need someone to unite • Samuel Gompers

  11. Creation of Labor Union • Group to help with worker’s rights.

  12. what do you think this image means? How does this connect with worker’s right?

  13. What labor unions wanted to see change in work place • Shorter work week/day (8 hours 5 days) • Better wages • Better working conditions • Insurance benefits • End child labor

  14. How the unions reached their goal • Used strikes to help get point across.

  15. Strikes

  16. Homestead Strike • Some strikes led to violence

  17. Pullman Strike

  18. Do you think the tactics worked? Were the Labor unions successful? Think about our working conditions today to help decide.

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