https://padlet.com/kittykatklaws240/ucrrgcvogyd4 Lesson 12 07/31/2018 en-us 2018-07-31 18:55:39 UTC 2024-07-23 08:44:01 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Optimplaces.png kittykatklaws240 https://padlet.com/kittykatklaws240/ucrrgcvogyd4/wish/271689683 You can thank them for the work-free weekend. In the 1800s the average American worked as much as 100 hours a week. ]]> 2018-08-01 17:27:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kittykatklaws240/ucrrgcvogyd4/wish/271689683 kittykatklaws240 https://padlet.com/kittykatklaws240/ucrrgcvogyd4/wish/271690039 In 1881, unions demanded that businesses stop hiring kids under the age of fourteen. Slowly but surely measures against child labor caught on around the country. Eventually, all the protests got results. ]]> 2018-08-01 17:31:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kittykatklaws240/ucrrgcvogyd4/wish/271690039 kittykatklaws240 https://padlet.com/kittykatklaws240/ucrrgcvogyd4/wish/271690106 The most famous riot, the Haymarket Riots happened in Chicago on May 1, 1886 with thousands of people taking to the street, and from there their voices grew louder. ]]> 2018-08-01 17:32:01 UTC https://padlet.com/kittykatklaws240/ucrrgcvogyd4/wish/271690106 kittykatklaws240 https://padlet.com/kittykatklaws240/ucrrgcvogyd4/wish/271690205 In 1938, congress passed a law called the Fair Labor Standards Act. Which set the 40 hour work week, regulated child labor, and set the standards for minimum wage and overtime. ]]> 2018-08-01 17:32:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kittykatklaws240/ucrrgcvogyd4/wish/271690205 kittykatklaws240 https://padlet.com/kittykatklaws240/ucrrgcvogyd4/wish/271690316 In the 1940s workers were able to negotiate health benefit plans from their employers. ]]> 2018-08-01 17:34:03 UTC https://padlet.com/kittykatklaws240/ucrrgcvogyd4/wish/271690316 kittykatklaws240 https://padlet.com/kittykatklaws240/ucrrgcvogyd4/wish/271690367 The steel strike of 1959 was a 116-day labor union strike by members of the United steelworks of America that idled the steel industry throughout the United States.]]> 2018-08-01 17:34:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kittykatklaws240/ucrrgcvogyd4/wish/271690367 kittykatklaws240 https://padlet.com/kittykatklaws240/ucrrgcvogyd4/wish/271690470 In 1934, 250,000 mill workers went on strike. The issues involved deplorable working conditions, low wages, and lack of union recognition. ]]> 2018-08-01 17:35:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kittykatklaws240/ucrrgcvogyd4/wish/271690470