https://padlet.com/leaftail1102/qudzmdo46fd7 A Padlet about the History and 5 W's of the labor movement of the 19th century! en-us 2019-07-10 23:55:24 UTC 2026-01-30 06:23:13 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/391768889/d9164e507c44c7b8839b325173968051/b091fa0336ba83b3dbdb74f1370297fa.jpg leaftail1102 https://padlet.com/leaftail1102/qudzmdo46fd7/wish/370799913 -As companies found new ways to manage and handle the working class, the working class would adjust to new social and economic pressures by the day, making them a very adaptable and resilient group.
-Politics spiraled through change as the working class found more problems with population and quality of life, and the government had to create new regulations to meet the demand.]]> 2019-07-11 00:55:13 UTC https://padlet.com/leaftail1102/qudzmdo46fd7/wish/370799913 leaftail1102 https://padlet.com/leaftail1102/qudzmdo46fd7/wish/370799915 -The rise of a need to protect basic workers' rights as a result of industrialization
-Low wages that wouldn't support a good living
-Dangerous working conditions w/o insurance
-Long hours that reduced ability to have a family life
-Child labor and its working conditions]]> 2019-07-11 00:55:14 UTC https://padlet.com/leaftail1102/qudzmdo46fd7/wish/370799915 leaftail1102 https://padlet.com/leaftail1102/qudzmdo46fd7/wish/370905527 The Panic of 1873 was a five-year-long financial crisis triggered by a stock market crash in Europe and the United States. It was known as the Great Depression until the more formally known Great Depression struck in the 1930's and claimed the title for itself. People were madly running to banks, mainly Jay Cooke and Co., that had failed, demanding back money that the banks formally had before bankruptcy due to failed stock investments.]]> 2019-07-11 21:23:43 UTC https://padlet.com/leaftail1102/qudzmdo46fd7/wish/370905527 leaftail1102 https://padlet.com/leaftail1102/qudzmdo46fd7/wish/370906088 A political cartoon about the Panic of 1873, picturing various labelled objects falling out of a flying boat labelled "Gold Speculation." The items falling could possibly represent the overload of unregulated growth and abuse that led to the economical failures.]]> 2019-07-11 21:34:39 UTC https://padlet.com/leaftail1102/qudzmdo46fd7/wish/370906088 leaftail1102 https://padlet.com/leaftail1102/qudzmdo46fd7/wish/370906603 Watch this video to learn about Frederick Taylor and his theory of Scientific Management.]]> 2019-07-11 21:45:29 UTC https://padlet.com/leaftail1102/qudzmdo46fd7/wish/370906603 leaftail1102 https://padlet.com/leaftail1102/qudzmdo46fd7/wish/370906701 Watch this video to learn about the labor movement in the United States.]]> 2019-07-11 21:47:45 UTC https://padlet.com/leaftail1102/qudzmdo46fd7/wish/370906701 leaftail1102 https://padlet.com/leaftail1102/qudzmdo46fd7/wish/370906949 A labor union is an organization of workers that get together to discuss and make choices about how they work and working conditions. Read this web page to find out more about labor unions!]]> 2019-07-11 21:52:56 UTC https://padlet.com/leaftail1102/qudzmdo46fd7/wish/370906949 leaftail1102 https://padlet.com/leaftail1102/qudzmdo46fd7/wish/370907187 The American Federation of Labor consisted of 4 million members at its peak, all aimed at creating smaller labor unions with those of the same career with the goal of improving wages, hours, and working conditions.]]> 2019-07-11 21:57:03 UTC https://padlet.com/leaftail1102/qudzmdo46fd7/wish/370907187 leaftail1102 https://padlet.com/leaftail1102/qudzmdo46fd7/wish/370907524 The KOL was the first national labor union in the United States, aimed at preventing employer retaliations towards workers. It was a secret organization, which tempted many people into joining, but in 1186, after more than a thousand strikes and the infamous Haymarket Riot, it dissolved and the AFL soon came to be.]]> 2019-07-11 22:03:54 UTC https://padlet.com/leaftail1102/qudzmdo46fd7/wish/370907524 leaftail1102 https://padlet.com/leaftail1102/qudzmdo46fd7/wish/370907700 A political cartoon featuring a common saying that echoed throughout many labor unions.]]> 2019-07-11 22:07:43 UTC https://padlet.com/leaftail1102/qudzmdo46fd7/wish/370907700 leaftail1102 https://padlet.com/leaftail1102/qudzmdo46fd7/wish/370908048 -The growth of industry and business in America left many working-class citizens with a thirst for easy-access commodities that improved the quality of life.
-More goods became more easily available at lower prices.
-People no longer needed to visit general stores for shopping, as large department stores were often only a train ride away.]]> 2019-07-11 22:16:01 UTC https://padlet.com/leaftail1102/qudzmdo46fd7/wish/370908048