Coach Duke. Read “ an American Story” page 572 1. What is this short story about? 2. What were the striking workers wearing on their jackets? 3. What.

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Coach Duke

Read “ an American Story” page What is this short story about? 2. What were the striking workers wearing on their jackets? 3. What does he mean “ Strike while the Iron is hot”?

Poor working conditions were normal at the turn of the 20 th century. Women: received about half of what men earned per week Children often worked long hours in dangerous conditions Examples of working conditions:  Small, crowded rooms  Specialization made workers tired, bored, and more likely to be injured.  Managers paid less attention to working conditions.  Stuffy air  Unsafe workplaces  Long hours  Low wages  No job security

 Dissatisfied workers organized into groups known as labor unions.  Unions represent workers in bargaining with management- this is known as collective bargaining  Employers would and did fire employees for joining a union

Knights of Labor Founded by garment cutters Would met in secret & had a secret handshake Became one of the first national labor unions. American Federation of Labor (AFL) Represented skilled workers Led by Samuel Gompers

Many Unions would not accept Women, so some women formed their own Mary Jones Harris- Known as Mother Jones Spent 50 years fighting for workers rights

Triangle Shirt Waist Company  Large sweatshop factory  Fire broke out, many workers were trapped  Doors were locked to keep workers from leaving early  150 died mostly young women  The incident led to the International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU) to push for safer working environment.

Closing Activity: Catch up day  We will use the remainder of class to work on finishing Vocabulary (all sections) and our inventor chart  USE your textbook and EDMODO to finish all of this

Geography Skills & analyzing information Using the map on page 574- answer the following questions 1. Which Strike involved the miners? 2. Which strike occurred in Martinsburg?

Haymarket Riot Erupted between protesters and police in Chicago After the Haymarket riot, many Americans associated the labor movement with terrorism and disorder.

Homestead Strike  Strike at Carnegie Steel  Workers Strike  Company brought in nonunion workers and guards to protect them  Fierce battle left 10 dead  After the Homestead Strike fails; steelworkers union dwindled

Pullman Strike Began with workers who made Pullman train cars Eugene V. Debs led the striking workers Federal troops stopped strike

Guided Reading 19.3 We will grade this!!

 What is the Sherman Antitrust act? Why was it weak?

 Describe how Vertical and Horizontal integration were different? (Use your Vocab and notes to help you)

 Finish 19.3  We will grade this.  We will work on enrichment activity 19.4 once your are completely done with the reading activity.

 What is capital?  Describe how someone can be a philanthropists ( in other words, what is a philanthropists?)

 Read about the inventions related to the Airplane  With you ipad, research the items discussed in the work sheet.  Complete the time line

 Use the coloredpencils to complete the activity.

1. People who invest in corporations by buying stock are called what? 2. The combining of competing firms into one corporation is called?

 Activity:  Jane Adams reading activity Read and complete all the questions and activities