'Homestead steel strike' presentation slideshows

Labor Response

Labor Response. American Studies. What are Labor Unions?. http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/23283671/vegas-fast-food-workers-set-to-strike-thursday Poverty Level 2013: Family of 4 = $24,000 Family of 3: $19,000 -Individual: $12,000 Minimum Wage: $7.25 x 40 hours/52 weeks = $15,080 a year

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The Growth of the American Labor Movement

The Growth of the American Labor Movement. The Changing American Labor Force. Most factories demanded workers be on the job 10-16 hours a day, 6 or 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Wages were not good. 1899: average male made $498 each year ($11,000 today)

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The Growth of the American Labor Movement

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Labor In The Late 1800s

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Three Influential Economic Philosophers

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Urbanization

Urbanization. Immigration, job opportunity and a population explosion led to massive post-Civil War urbanization. By 1890 NYC, Philadelphia and Chicago were all over 1 million. crime, poverty, slums, pollution and the rise of tenements (overcrowded dirty apartments).

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