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Hardships of the Working Class

Hardships of the Working Class. Chapter 6 (Ch. 13,3 in textbook). Working Conditions. Long hours (often 12 hours/day, 6 days/week) Companies kept (keep) wages low to maximize profits Often sought out women and immigrants Sweatshop working conditions Child labor common throughout 1800’s.

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Hardships of the Working Class

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  1. Hardships of the Working Class Chapter 6 (Ch. 13,3 in textbook)

  2. Working Conditions • Long hours (often 12 hours/day, 6 days/week) • Companies kept (keep) wages low to maximize profits • Often sought out women and immigrants • Sweatshop working conditions • Child labor common throughout 1800’s

  3. Company Towns • Privatized towns run for profit • Tightly controlled • Between rent, sales of goods, and interest companies could make as much off of their towns as the business • Seen as another example of labor exploitation

  4. Labor Unions • Attempts at collective bargaining began by 1820’s in US • Focused on “bread and butter issues” – better wages and working conditions • Unions/organized labor strongly opposed by business and often government

  5. Socialism • 1830’s • Less support in US than Europe but it did not gain in popularity • Some ideas influenced social reform and labor movements

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