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Fixing labor conditions and the Progressive movement Labor Strikes Fixing labor conditions and the Progressive movement

Labor Strikes By the end of the 19th century, many workers belonged to these labor unions Unions started to argue vocally for change and encouraged workers to join

Labor Strikes Some things that organized labor fought for included: 8 hour work day Better wages Better conditions More gov’t involvement

Labor Strikes What happened when organized labor couldn’t negotiate with business owners on a better work life? Strike!!

Labor Strikes If bargaining failed, labor unions often used strikes, or work stoppages to achieve their goals The strikes in the late 1800s started peacefully, but eventually turned violent (riots) The owners often called on gov’t troops to put down the strikes

Labor Strikes Some of the most famous strikes included: Page 130 (2007) The Great Railway Strike The Haymarket Riot The Homestead Strike The Pullman Strike

Great Railway Strike Video

Haymarket Riot

Homestead Strike Video

Pullman Strike

Labor Strikes The way that workers strike today is a direct result of the workers from the industrialization era

Labor Strikes

Progressive Era 1900-1920 By 1900, things begin to change in America and for the next 20 years, we enter the “Progressive Era” Americans began to react to the working conditions by working for change

Progressive Era 1900-1920 These reformers were known as Progressives These progressives had different methods for achieving change instead of strikes They used the gov’t heavily, and Presidents Teddy Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson started programs to help them