Growth of Unions by Paige Stuck

The working class

pstuck — 2024-07-17 03:46:19 UTC

Many lived a hand-to-mouth existence, working long hours in often harsh conditions. Much accommodation was extremely unsanitary and unhealthy. Workers' diets were poor as they could not afford much fresh or nutritious food, with no electricity, running water or central heating.

The new consumer culture

pstuck — 2024-07-17 03:55:02 UTC

During the 20th century the living people mostly focused on getting the main needs to survive. Things like food, water, shelter, and clothing. They had to work to get these things or have others work for them. Although people didn’t push to get theses items and there needs. After the world war ll, people started buying more things they needed. The historian William Leach says it actually began in the U.S. around the 1900s. Stores bang to grow and became a huge thing. Later on those stores turned into large corporations. People started buying products to make even bigger profits off of.

Panic of 1873

pstuck — 2024-07-17 04:03:04 UTC

Financial crash

- Causing banks to close and businesses to fail

Unemployment

- Many people losing their jobs, leading to high levels of unemployment across the country

Economic Depression

- Panic triggered a long period of economic Depression, making it hard for people to find work and support their families.

Railroad Failures

- One of the main causes was the failure of several railroad companies, which had a big impact on the economy.

Bankruptcies

- Many businesses went bankrupt, and people lost their savings, causing widespread financial hardship.

Scientific management

pstuck — 2024-07-17 04:08:11 UTC

Scientific management was also know as Taylorism. It was developed by a man named Fredrick Winslow Taylor he created it to make work more efficient and productive. The idea was was to study and improve the working environment by breaking workloads into smaller sections for using time and studies to find better ways to do the work task. In todays time this still has influenced easier ways to work and manage time. Fredricks ways still continues to shape the way we work now!

Knights of Labor

pstuck — 2024-07-17 04:15:04 UTC

The knights of Labor was one of the first major labor unions in the United States. It was founded in 1869 by a group of garment workers in Philadelphia. Unlike many other unions at the time, the Knight of Labor welcomed workers from all trades and backgrounds, including women and African Americans. they aimed to improve working conditions, reduce working hours, and increase wages for workers. The Knight of Labor organized strikes and protest to fight for workers' rights. The union's influence declined after the Haymarket Affair in 1886, a violent clash between police and workers in Chicago. Despite its decline, the Knights of Labor set the stage for future labor movements and unions.

American Federation of labor

pstuck — 2024-07-17 04:17:00 UTC

The American federation of labor or (AFL) was a huge group of different labor unions. This started in 1886 by Samuel Gompers and focused on better pay, hours and better working conditions. AFL mainly was and is skilled workers like carpenters and electricians. They used strikes and negotiations to get what they wanted for employees. The AFL played a major improvement of the lives of Americans during their work time and our work time now.