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1 Worker’s rights of late 1800s

2  Business grew due to factory  Mining became popular BIG BUSINESS IN AMERICA

3  Men  Women  Children  Immigrants needing work WORKERS IN FACTORIES

4  Long hours  Work 12 hour days  7 days a week FACTORY WORK

5  Little pay for work  Men $10 a week  Women $7 a week  Based on what could produce.  Children 10 to 20 cents a day. WAGES/PAY FOR WORK

6  Very tight work space.  Very hot  Not clean.  Sweat Shops ENVIRONMENT

7  Some as young as 4  Small hands can reach places. CHILDREN IN FACTORIES

8  Didn’t consider workers feeling  Wanted profit BUSINESS INDUSTRY

9  No fire escapes  Worried workers  Disaster: Fire  Death of Workers  http://www.ilr.cornel l.edu/trianglefire/ http://www.ilr.cornel l.edu/trianglefire/ TRIANGLE SHIRTWAIST COMPANY

10  Want change  Need someone to unite  Samuel Gompers WORKERS DEMAND CHANGE

11  Group to help with worker’s rights. CREATION OF LABOR UNION

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

13  Shorter work week/day (8 hours 5 days)  Better wages  Better working conditions  Insurance benefits  End child labor WHAT LABOR UNIONS WANTED TO SEE CHANGE IN WORK PLACE

14  Used strikes to help get point across. HOW THE UNIONS REACHED THEIR GOAL

15 STRIKES

16  Some strikes led to violence HOMESTEAD STRIKE

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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