Monday- Pajama Day!!!
Forum post leaders discussed their topics and we continued chapter presentations.
John, Chad, Connor and Dylan-
Labor Unions-
- Blacks and Whites Joined together to make unions so that they could improve their conditions
- Working at this time had:
- No paid time off
- Children working dangerous jobs
- 14-16 hour work days
- Small wages
- 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- We reviewed for the group test tomorrow
Wednesday- My group tested while the rest of the class watched "The men who built America"
Thursday- Continue testing
Friday- I was gone!
Comments
This should have been posted during the specific week, not on October 18th.