1. IMMIGRATION AND LABOR UNIONS
S. Forner

2. What were you doing when you were 8 years old?

3. Immigrants
Came from Southeast Europe – Russia, Greece, Romania
Push factor – what drives people out of their homes and countries?
Pull factor – what makes people move to another place?
Are you originally from North Carolina? Why did your family move?

4. Immigrants

5. Ellis Island

7. Working Conditions Entire families worked including the children
People lived in company towns that were ghettos surrounding factories in the North
Work week was at least 6 days
Work hours 12-14
30 minutes for a meal – limited breaks

8. What is the reaction of the Workers?
Labor Unions

9. Where They Lived

10. Immigrant ghettos

11. Lack of Sanitation