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Bad conditions Low wages Kids working instead of school Long hours CAUSES
Better wages Limit on amount of hours Better conditions Specific age for kids to begin work GOALS food-production-staff-wages/ eng-GB/Flawed-EU-Directive-abuses-food-production-staff-wages_strict_xxl.jpg
April 17 th, 1905 case An overworked employer at a baker filed a complaint Lochner - $50 fine or 50 nights in jail Attempted to appeal Gov’t used this case as an example to all future cases. Lochner vs. New York /con0035.gif kispaces.com/file/view /con0208.gif/ /con0208.gif
September 4, 1905 Curt Muller required Mrs. E. Gotcher to work more than 10 hours Went against state law Muller was indicted, convicted, and fined $10.00 Appealed to Supreme Court Used Lochner decision in this case Conviction was upheld Muller vs. Oregon
Traveled the nation speaking for coal miners and textile industry Speeches easily disturbed people 1913 Colorado coal mine strike – Joined the strike in early fall, December, January Arrested, smuggled a letter out to the public Mother Jones 90/37/3726/F8PAF00Z/posters/mother-jones-mary-harris-jones-1920s.jpg VaIKaH3_2CM/ULiFuGNGKeI/AAAAA AAAHg0/X5EEyzjBZbs/s400/jones- mother.jpg
Another leader in the work and labor reform Joined Jane Adams hull house and in 1891 The new law also limited working hours for women. The governor put Kelly in charge of enforcing the law. She earned a law degree so shecould take action on prosecute for people in need. Became general secretary of the national consumers league in Founded the national child labor committee. Founded national child labor committee Florence Kelley
Children started work in factories at ages as young as 5 Since ancient times children have worked to support there families In 1802 the British parliament passed the first law regulating child labor In 1836 Massachusetts passed the first child labor laws in USA The first federal child labor law Passed in 1916 by U.S Congress the keating-owen child labor act Child labor laws
1913 Woodrow Wilson creates separate Department of Labor Led to Keating-Owen Act being passed Adamson Act Workmen’s Compensation Act Enforcement of new laws was responsibility of Dept. of Labor Aided workers along with businesses Dept. of Labor ndProcedures/finalbulletinshtml/Bulletin_03-01.gif
Min. wage per hour $7.25 Specific amount of hours you can work depending on a job. Overtime must be paid Starting age to work – (depending on the job) Present day conditions
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