https://padlet.com/gonzalezm3/j0alowwgn8kx Made with the help of a typing monkey en-us 2017-03-14 14:06:46 UTC 2023-10-14 11:08:03 UTC hello@padlet.com gonzalezm3 https://padlet.com/gonzalezm3/j0alowwgn8kx/wish/159984971 Child labor was at its peak in the Gilded Age. According to "Child Labor Scenario document" a child world work a intense 8 hour shift for only 10 cents a day. Their were no work benefits and if a child were to lose a limb during the job they would be replaced and kicked out of the factory in a heartbeat.]]> 2017-03-14 14:08:53 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzalezm3/j0alowwgn8kx/wish/159984971 gonzalezm3 https://padlet.com/gonzalezm3/j0alowwgn8kx/wish/159987309 Any immigrant entering the country during the gilded age were prone to discrimination, and harassment. If they managed to get a job, the majority of the time it would be unskilled labor at a factory. Where wages would be low and hours would be high.  According to "Immigration in the Gilded Age" powerpoint, immigrants were taken advantage of by their landlords too. It was common for them to charge more than the appartment was worth.  ]]> 2017-03-14 14:15:02 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzalezm3/j0alowwgn8kx/wish/159987309 gonzalezm3 https://padlet.com/gonzalezm3/j0alowwgn8kx/wish/159987679 Women during the Gilded age were fighting for the right to vote, better working conditions, and better protection under the law. They did everything from boycott, write to the president, and also fast. According to first hand accounts, some women entered the senate chamber and yelled in protest. ]]> 2017-03-14 14:16:14 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzalezm3/j0alowwgn8kx/wish/159987679 gonzalezm3 https://padlet.com/gonzalezm3/j0alowwgn8kx/wish/159987704 The steel industry in the 
United States was controlled by Andrew Carnegie. According to the "Business Outcomes" document he controlled the entire industry and he was able to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on new machinery without a sweat. According to a powerpoint on google classroom, Carnegie controlled around 70% of the steel industry. ]]> 2017-03-14 14:16:19 UTC https://padlet.com/gonzalezm3/j0alowwgn8kx/wish/159987704 gonzalezm3 https://padlet.com/gonzalezm3/j0alowwgn8kx/wish/159988230 They were treated well until their skill labor was made unskilled. The factory owners viewed their employees as walking dollar signs. For example, companies would hire Frederick Taylor to change a skilled labor to unskilled one. And this was his 2nd step was ¨Possible brainwork should be removed from the shop and centered in the planning or laying out department.¨ He was trying to remove skilled workers and hire more unskilled workers to maximize profit.

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