Workers Unite
Exploitation of Workers
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Typical working day 12 hours / 6 days a week
Typical working day 12 hours / 6 days a week·No sick leave
No sick leave·No paid vacation
No paid vacation·No unemployment compensation
No unemployment compensationIn 1862 . . .
·Average of 675 workers killed per week
Average of 675 workers killed per week·Low wages force entire family to work
Low wages force entire family to work·20% Boys / 10% Girls under 15 held full time jobs
20% Boys / 10% Girls under 15 held full time jobs·Women & children (avg. 27 cents for 14 hour day)
Women & children (avg. 27 cents for 14 hour day)Formation of Labor Unions
Knights of Labor -- Terrance Powderly
Railroad Strike (aka The Great Strike of 1877)
·Strike over wage cuts
Strike over wage cuts·Federal Government supported company
Federal Government supported companyHaymarket Riot 1886
·Violence turned public opinion against Unions
Violence turned public opinion against UnionsHomestead Strike 1892
·Against Carnegie Steel Co. (PA)
Against Carnegie Steel Co. (PA)·Public opinion against union
Public opinion against union·Company wins
Company winsPullman Strike 1893
·Wage cut 25 to 40%
Wage cut 25 to 40%·Workers paid less than $6 a week
Workers paid less than $6 a week·Economy improved wages did not
Economy improved wages did not·Eugene Debs leads strike
Eugene Debs leads strike·Government support business
Government support businessSocialist Party Eugene Debs
American Federation of Labor
·Samuel Gompers
Samuel GompersTriangle Shirtwaist Factory 1900
New York
Doors Locked
145 Dead
