Growth of Unions and the Labor Movement by layla lehr https://padlet.com/lehrlayla/1mlukxpeqnvd0jlw Made with panache en-us 2021-07-04 16:40:13 UTC 2021-07-04 17:35:14 UTC hello@padlet.com The Working Class lehrlayla https://padlet.com/lehrlayla/1mlukxpeqnvd0jlw/wish/1636290180  The working class in the 1800's consisted of unskilled laborers who worked in brutal and unsanitary conditions. They did not have access to clean water and food, education, or proper clothing.]]> 2021-07-04 16:44:12 UTC https://padlet.com/lehrlayla/1mlukxpeqnvd0jlw/wish/1636290180 The New Consumer Culture lehrlayla https://padlet.com/lehrlayla/1mlukxpeqnvd0jlw/wish/1636291862 The new consumer culture arose from the 19th century.  Americans turned into consumers who wanted time-saving  commodities, where people could get anything they wanted by shops or mail. The new consumer culture brought an increased supply of mass consumer goods, fueled changes in production, and the industrial revolution. ]]> 2021-07-04 16:49:12 UTC https://padlet.com/lehrlayla/1mlukxpeqnvd0jlw/wish/1636291862 Panic of 1873 lehrlayla https://padlet.com/lehrlayla/1mlukxpeqnvd0jlw/wish/1636296452 The Panic of 1873 started the first great depression in the united states. It caused an over-expansion in the industry and the railroads. Many believe that Grant, Ulysses S. was the cause of the panic of 1873. ]]> 2021-07-04 17:01:12 UTC https://padlet.com/lehrlayla/1mlukxpeqnvd0jlw/wish/1636296452 Scientific Management lehrlayla https://padlet.com/lehrlayla/1mlukxpeqnvd0jlw/wish/1636300777 "Management of a business, industry, or economy, according to principles of efficiency derived from experiments in methods of work and production, especially from time-and-motion studies." Scientific Management looks at work flow to improve economic efficiency and labor productivity. 


]]> 2021-07-04 17:11:42 UTC https://padlet.com/lehrlayla/1mlukxpeqnvd0jlw/wish/1636300777 Knights of Labor lehrlayla https://padlet.com/lehrlayla/1mlukxpeqnvd0jlw/wish/1636301053 The Knights of labor was founded 1869. The Knights of Labor campaigned for an eight-hour work day, the abolition of child labor, improved safety in factories, equal pay for men and women, and compensation for on-the-job injury. Its members were low skilled workers, railroad workers, immigrants, and steel workers.


 
]]> 2021-07-04 17:12:38 UTC https://padlet.com/lehrlayla/1mlukxpeqnvd0jlw/wish/1636301053 American Federation of Labor lehrlayla https://padlet.com/lehrlayla/1mlukxpeqnvd0jlw/wish/1636301106 American Federation of Labor was organized in 1886. The purpose of the this was to organize workers into national unions with others in the same trade. The American Federation of Labor sought economic gains, such as higher wages, shorter hours, and better working conditions. ]]> 2021-07-04 17:12:46 UTC https://padlet.com/lehrlayla/1mlukxpeqnvd0jlw/wish/1636301106