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Chapter 20, Lesson 4 Labor Unions

Working Conditions Worked 6, hours days Unhealthy & unsafe conditions Could be fired anytime for any reason Sweatshops: crowded & dangerous factory Women earned ½ of men 100s of 1,000s of kids worked

Sweatshop

Labor Unions Mad workers organized into labor unions Wanted better pay & working conditions 1886-American Federation of Labor (AFL) Led by Samuel Gompers Collective bargaining: unions have reps to talk with business managers

Unions Mary Harris Jones-fought for women’s working rights After a deadly fire at NY sweatshop, International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union (ILGWU) formed When workers got fired, Unions would strike Sometimes sparked violence

Unions Angry strikers sometimes rioted Companies would hire strikebreakers: person hired to replace striker Troops & police restored order Business owners would ask for injunction: court order to stop something (the strike)

Workers at Pullman railway-car plant went on strike Slowed RR traffic in USA Pullman asked for injunction President Cleveland sent in Federal Troops Strike ended but workers still organized Union Strike

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