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Speed Up, Stretch Out, Shut Up! Labor in Industrial America

This study delves into the labor conditions and safety standards in industrial America during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. From early textile mills to railroad workers, the comparative safety and working conditions between British and American workers are explored. The emergence of labor unions, such as the Knights of Labor and the impact of influential figures like Samuel Gompers and Terence Powderly, are also highlighted. The shift in industrial processes, including iron puddling and steel production, is discussed in the context of worker welfare and safety. Through historical sources and accounts, this research sheds light on the challenges and advancements in industrial labor during this transformative period.

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Speed Up, Stretch Out, Shut Up! Labor in Industrial America

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  1. Speed Up, Stretch Out, Shut Up! Labor in Industrial America TAH Osceola County 19 September 2009

  2. Cordwainer

  3. “The Ten Footer” (1880)

  4. Frederick Winslow Taylor

  5. Children at Work in a Vegetable Cannery, 1912

  6. “Bobbin Boys” at a Textile Mill, 1909

  7. “Breaker Boys” at a Colliery, Late 19th Century

  8. Comparative Safety of British and American Railroad Workers, 1889 - 1901(Fatality Rates per Thousand Workers per Year) Source: Aldrich, Safety First, Table 1 and Great Britain Board of Trade, General Report.

  9. Upton Sinclair

  10. Chicago Saloons Early 20th Century

  11. “The Spark” (1877)

  12. Terrance Powderly and the Knights of Labor

  13. Haymarket Square 1886

  14. Samuel Gompers 1900

  15. Iron “Puddling”

  16. Carnegie, The Hard Driver

  17. Henry Clay Frick “Beehive” Coke Oven in Pennsylvania

  18. “Making Bessemer Steel at Pittsburgh” (1886)

  19. U.S. Steel

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