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Free WriteFree WriteDo you have a job?Do you have a job?

What are your responsibilities? Is it hard?What are your responsibilities? Is it hard?

What are your hours?What are your hours?

Do you like working/your job?Do you like working/your job?

If you do not have a job, what would be an If you do not have a job, what would be an ideal working situation for you?ideal working situation for you?

How can you compare your current How can you compare your current working conditions to what you saw working conditions to what you saw and heard about today in class?and heard about today in class?

A New WorkplaceA New WorkplacePre-Civil War- most factories were small Pre-Civil War- most factories were small and family runand family run– Bosses knew workers by name Bosses knew workers by name – By late 1880’s that relationship began to By late 1880’s that relationship began to

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New WorkplaceNew WorkplacePeople worked all day at People worked all day at machines machines – large, crowded, noisy roomslarge, crowded, noisy rooms

Extremely long hours and low Extremely long hours and low wages, dangerous conditions wages, dangerous conditions – SweatshopsSweatshops

By 1900 nearly 2 million children By 1900 nearly 2 million children under age 15, were at work in under age 15, were at work in factoriesfactories– 12 hours a day, 6 days a week12 hours a day, 6 days a week

Stop and ThinkStop and Think

What is a sweatshop?What is a sweatshop?

Describe working conditions for Describe working conditions for many people during the industrial many people during the industrial age. 3 lines!age. 3 lines!

UnionsUnions

Unions began to formUnions began to form

Unions fought for 3 MAIN THINGSUnions fought for 3 MAIN THINGS– 1. Better Hours1. Better Hours– 2. Better Pay2. Better Pay– 3. Better Conditions- safer environments3. Better Conditions- safer environments

Collective BargainingCollective Bargaining- worker’s right to - worker’s right to negotiate working conditions with the negotiate working conditions with the owners/bossesowners/bosses

The Rise of Organized LaborThe Rise of Organized LaborThe Knights of Labor-The Knights of Labor- a union for a union for skilledskilled workers only. workers only.American Federation of Labor American Federation of Labor (AFL)-(AFL)- Large union, made up of other Large union, made up of other smaller trade unions.smaller trade unions.ILGWUILGWU- The International Ladies - The International Ladies Garment Workers Union, made up of Garment Workers Union, made up of females working in the textile industryfemales working in the textile industry

Triangle Factory FireTriangle Factory Fire

Triangle FireTriangle Fire

Tragic fire that killed Tragic fire that killed many people due to many people due to unsafe conditionsunsafe conditions

Stop and ThinkStop and Think

What did unions fight for?What did unions fight for?

What took place at the Triangle What took place at the Triangle Factory fire? What was the impact?Factory fire? What was the impact?

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Homework: one paragraph.Homework: one paragraph.– Explain what you saw. How does it Explain what you saw. How does it

make you feel? Do you think that this make you feel? Do you think that this type of work is unfair? Why or why not? type of work is unfair? Why or why not?