Monday- Discussed forum posts and continued presentations
John, CJ, Dylan, Conner-
Labor Unions-
- Black/white males/females..Joined together to make unions so that they could improve their conditions
- All people had long days and terrible conditions. They had no P.T.O., (paid time off) covered for injuries or no sick leave
- In 1882, 675 people were killed in work related accidents
Conditions-
- The wages were low
- As conditions for laborers worsened, workers realized they needed to organize
- National Labor Union in 1866
Union Movements Diverge-
- Unions split- Craft and Industrial
- AFL- Continued all the way through, still working and alive today.
- Better wages, shorter work week
Were labor unions successful in achieving their goals?- Yes- gained their shorter work week
Strikes Turn Violent-
- 1877- Workers from Baltimore and Ohio Railroads struck in protest of 2 wage cuts within 2 months
- Stopped 50,000 miles of railroad activity
Tuesday- Reviewed for the test
-Populist Movement-
- Help farmers out of debt
- Give people a greater voice in government (stripping power away from the white rich male and splitting it up between everybody)
-What helped the Industrial Revolution to take place?-
- Tons of natural resource
- Government stayed out of businesses
- Oil, railroads
-Granger Laws-
- State laws that regulated the price of railroads
- Required them to be fair and just with their prices
Carnegie- Steel
Rockefeller- Standard oil
Wednesday- Today was the start of the group testing and we continued to watch the movie The Men Who Built America
Thursday- Continued group testing
Friday- I was absent, but we continued tests
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