IMMIGRATION AND LABOR UNIONS S. Forner
What were you doing when you were 8 years old?
Immigrants 1870-1914 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?
Immigrants
Ellis Island
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
What is the reaction of the Workers? Labor Unions
Where They Lived
Immigrant ghettos
Lack of Sanitation