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Exploitation of Workers: Labor Unions and Strikes in the Nation

This section explores the exploitation of workers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, highlighting long hours, dangerous work conditions, lack of benefits, and low wages. It also discusses the emergence of labor unions, including the National Labor Union and the Knights of Labor, as well as the challenges they faced through collective bargaining and strikes. The violent strikes of the time, such as the Haymarket Riot and the Homestead Strike, are also covered. Additionally, the role of women in the labor movement and the pressures faced by unions from business owners and negative public opinion are discussed.

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Exploitation of Workers: Labor Unions and Strikes in the Nation

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  1. CHAPTER 6 - SECTION 3B WORKERS OF THE NATION UNITE MAH 6-4

  2. WORKERS FEEL EXPLOITED Children and young people working in vegetable cannery MAH 6-4

  3. WORKERS FEEL EXPLOITED 12 + HOURS / DAY DANGEROUS WORK NO BENEFITS NO WORKERS’ COMP. $1-$2 /DAY WOMEN, CHILDREN LESS RACIAL DISCRIMINATION MAH 6-4

  4. LABOR UNIONS EMERGE NATIONAL LABOR UNION 8 HOUR WORK DAY (1868) CRAFT UNIONISM AM. FEDERATION OF LABOR COLLECTIVE BARGINING STRIKES 20,000 IN 10 YRS SAMUEL GOMPERS MAH 6-4

  5. LABOR UNIONS EMERGE INDUSTRIAL UNIONISM KNIGHTS OF LABOR I-W-W TIES WITH SOCIALISM EUGENE V DEBS MAH 6-4

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  7. STRIKES TURN VIOLENT … AND FAIL ! THE GREAT STRIKE OF 1877 PRES. HAYES CALLS TROOPS THE HAYMARKET RIOT (1886) PUB. OP. AGAINST UNIONS HOMESTEAD STRIKE (1892) PINKERTON GUARDS / SCABS THE PULLMAN STRIKE (1894) WAGES LOWERED, SAME RENT MAH 6-4

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  9. WOMEN IN THE LABOR MOVEMENT 1.MARY HARRIS “MOTHER” JONES 2.PAULINE NEWMAN 3.TRIANGLE SHIRTWAIST FIRE MAH 6-4

  10. PRESSURES ON UNIONS BUSINESS OWNERS REFUSED TO NEGOTIATE TRIED TO “BREAK” UNIONS SHERMAN ANTITRUST ACT NEGATIVE PUBLIC OPINION SOCIALISM / COMMUNISM 1900 = ONLY 5% UNIONIZED MAH 6-4

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