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