The Labor Movement in the Late 1800s and Early 1900s

The Labor Movement in the Late 1800s and Early 1900s
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This chapter focuses on the conditions faced by workers during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Factory workers and those in workshops

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Slide1Chapter 4 Lesson 4  The Labor Movement

Slide2In  the late 1800’s and early 1900’s1. People had to work 7 days a week  in factories or workshops 2. Factories were hot ,cramped   and loud (sweatshops) 3.Most  people worked 12 hours a day 4.They  were paid low wages  (the average salary was  $10 a week or less ) 5.  Women and children were paid less 6 .Children worked  for 10 cents a day  in dangerous   places .

Slide3Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

Slide4People Began to Speak OutAgainst Child labor Lewis Hine spent 12 years traveling the U.S taking pictures of children working. His powerful photos helped to end child labor.

Slide5Samuel Gompers  Samuel Gompers was a   labor leader . He  realized that unions would have more power if they joined together. Gompers   formed the   AFL or American Federation of Labor Union.  

Slide6Ch 4-4Labor  is another word for  work . The AFL and other labor unions worked for safer working conditions, an 8 hour day, better wages and an end child labor . When company owners and labor unions   couldn’t settle the differences , workers went on strike . A union named United Mine Workers worked to improve working conditions for miners. Mary Harris Jones  ( Mother Jones ) worked  for coal miners rights and encouraged them to join the unions.    

Slide7Improving ConditionsLabor unions were successful in getting laws passed  in the workplace. Unions created a holiday called Labor Day. The  first Labor Day  celebration was held in New York City in  Sept. 1882 .

Slide8Open Book/Notes QuizPages 192-197 1.What were factories called that were hot, loud and cramped? 2.List 3 working conditions that led to the rise of Labor Unions? 3.What did workers do if labor union couldn’t settle their differences with business owners? 4.Who was Samuel Gompers? 5.Why did Samuel Gompers want labor unions to join together? 6.What did the AFL work for (list 4)? 7.Who used his photos to convince people to end child labor? 8.Who was Mary Harris Jones? 9.Where was the first Labor Day held? 10.What is another word for Labor?

Slide9Ch 4-4Cause Effect Factory workers were sometimes paid for the amount of goods they produced. They worked faster and sometimes hurt themselves. Triangle Shirtwaist Company owners did not provide fire exits or fire escapes. 146 workers died when a fire broke out in the factory.

Slide10Ch 4-4Cause Effect Factory workers were sometimes paid for the amount of goods they produced. They worked faster and sometimes hurt themselves. Triangle Shirtwaist Company owners did not provide fire exits or fire escapes. 146 workers died when a fire broke out in the factory. Pay was so low in many factories that parents could not support their families. Many children worked instead of going to school.

Slide11Ch 4-4Cause Effect Factory workers were sometimes paid for the amount of goods they produced. They worked faster and sometimes hurt themselves. Triangle Shirtwaist Company owners did not provide fire exits or fire escapes. 146 workers died when a fire broke out in the factory . Pay was so low in many factories that parents could not support their families. Many children worked instead of going to school . Labor unions gained more members in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. Working conditions improved some.