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Labor Unions Fight Back!
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Tuesday Warm-Up Begin completing your vocabulary and essential question from your Unit 5 syllabus. You have 10 minutes If you are finished, begin reviewing your old syllabus for your mid-term
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Conditions of the Worker Working conditions— unsanitary, dangerous Wages—too low Hours—too long, 14 hour days Child Labor—no school, cruelty (low pay, long hours)
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The Changing American Labor Force
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Child Labor - Early 1800s: ages 7-12 made up 1/3 of workforce in US factories - 1848: Pennsylvania establishes age of 12 to work in silk, cotton, wool mills - 1853: Many states adopt 10 hr. workday for children - 1900: 1/5 of all American children were employed - 1924: Congress prohibits labor under 18 Child Labor - Early 1800s: ages 7-12 made up 1/3 of workforce in US factories - 1848: Pennsylvania establishes age of 12 to work in silk, cotton, wool mills - 1853: Many states adopt 10 hr. workday for children - 1900: 1/5 of all American children were employed - 1924: Congress prohibits labor under 18
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Child Labor
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“Galley Labor”
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Rise of Labor Unions It was under these conditions that labor unions arose. Unions are organizations of workers formed to protect their rights
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Trade Unions vs. Craft Unions Craft Unions- open to people with a particular skill like carpentry or masonry Trade Union- open to less skilled workers.
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The Knights of Labor A Giant union that organized trade and craft unions into one powerful force. They were the first integrated union and they included African Americans
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American Federation of Labor (AFL) Union led by Samuel Gompers Used strikes to force companies to give better wages, hours, and working conditions
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Bosses Respond to Unions Yellow-Dog Contracts: Employers require that workers sign a contract promising not to strike to get hired Blacklist: Bosses would prevent workers who went on strike from getting another job Scabs: Workers who were hired to take the place of striking workers
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STRIKES!!! With your group read about your strike and right down what happened and a once sentence significance. Be ready to share this with the class. 1. Homestead Strike: Pg. 453 2. The Great Strike: Pg. 453 3. The Haymarket Affair: Pg. 453 4. The Pullman Strike: Pg. 454
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The Socialists Socialists believe that the means of production should be owned by the workers, not the rich minority
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Eugene V. Debs Organized American Railway Union He was a Socialist Ran for President many times Ran for President from prison and received millions of votes.
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International Workers of the World (“Wobblies”)
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“Big Bill” Haywood of the IWW Violence was justified to overthrow capitalism.
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The Hand That Will Rule the World One Big Union
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Mother Jones: “The Miner’s Angel” Mary Harris. Organizer for the United Mine Workers. Founded the Social Democratic Party in 1898. 1903, led 80 mill children to home of T. Roosevelt demanding child labor laws.
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