1. Chapter 14 Labor’s Response to Industrialism
Focus Question
Was the rise of industry good for American workers?

2. 14.2 Conditions of the Working Class
6 days a week 10 or more hours dailly.
Division of labor - Production was divided into separate tasks.
Work was boring and repetative.
Hazardous work environments
Child Labor
Unsanitary Living Conditions – Tenements (run-down apartment buildings)

8. 14.3 The Labor Movement
Labor Unions – A group of workers organized to protect the interests of its members.
First 1700s in NYC
Power comes from treat of strike and collective bargaining.
National Labor Union – American Federation of Labor (AFL)
Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) – Socialist