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Labor, Then and Now

Labor, Then and Now. “The United States has the bloodiest history of labor of any industrialized nation on the Earth. It is a story rich in human drama and tragedy. It is also one of progress and hope.” Illinois Labor History Society. By Ryan Wiechman and Addie Hair. Early colonization period.

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Labor, Then and Now

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  1. Labor, Then and Now “The United States has the bloodiest history of labor of any industrialized nation on the Earth. It is a story rich in human drama and tragedy. It is also one of progress and hope.” Illinois Labor History Society By Ryan Wiechman and Addie Hair

  2. Early colonization period • Types of labor • Construction • Farming • Hunting • Mercantile • Majority of Work Force • Men • Indentured servants • Slaves • Women • Children • Slaves were used mostly between the 1440s and 1776

  3. Revolutionary War Era: 1763-1789 • Support of Adam Smith’s free trade ideology grew • Most soldiers were commoners • Farmers • Slaves • Apprentices • Laborers • Fishermen • Artisans • Women • Ideally the Revolution creates a government and society based on equality of free men • Slavery not addressed by the Declaration of Independence. • Slavery continues as an institution.

  4. Growth of a new nation:1789-WWII • Formation of Unions-positive & negative • Sweatshops begin to form in eastern cities • Growth of the northern textile industry • Growth of the Ten Hour movement and subsequent passage of ten-hour law in several states • Child labor laws • Labor diversified

  5. Growth of a new nation:1789-WWII • US becoming world power • Higher paying jobs in “service” fields • 13th Amendment to the Constitution • Eight Hour work day introduced • Work force changes as we go to war

  6. Post War America:1946-Present • Right-to-Work laws • Consumer Price Index • Amendment to the Fair Labor Standard Act of 1938 • Union Shops • Supplementary Unemployment compensation

  7. Post war America:1946-present • Landrum-Griffen Act • Equal Pay Act • Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) • Labor Forces are divided into classes • Immigrants willing to work for less money

  8. bibliography • Illinois Labor History Society. A Cirriculum of United States Labor History for teachers. 1 October 2010 <http://www.kentlaw.edu/ilhs/curricul.htm>. • Rockoff, Gary M. Walton & Hugh. History of the American Economy 11e. Mason, Ohio: South-Western, Cengage Learning, 2010.

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