Organized labor has played a critical role in shaping our society for both good and bad. During those times it has reflected tremendous levels of racism and sexism of the larger society. Ever since 1877‚ Chicago was the center of strife between labor and capital. Women were getting paid half the pay of white men and blacks receiving half of that. Not to mention that children were part of the workforce starting at the age of 10. The number of children were approximately 2 million. Before the
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intervened.[44] Great Railroad Strike of 1877 Main article: Great Railroad Strike of 1877 Sixth Regiment of the Maryland Militia fighting its way through Baltimore‚ Maryland‚ 20 July 1877 The great railroad strike of 1877 saw considerable violence by‚ and against‚ workers‚ and occurred before unions were widespread. It started on July 14 in Martinsburg‚ West Virginia‚ in response to the cutting of wages for the second time in a year by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O). Striking workers
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private property‚ subsidized railroads with land grants and loans‚ supported US manufacturers with protective tariffs‚ and refrained from either regulating business operations or heavily taxing corporate profits. • Government policies gave 170 million acres of land to railroad companies for expansion of business. • Land grants and cash loans made poor construction and increased corruption in government. • Since the 19th century had a lot of cheap labor‚ worker strikes were prominent and were also
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devastated; its economy became increasingly tied to cotton and tobacco production‚ which suffered from low prices. With the end of the Reconstruction era in 1877‚ black people in the South were stripped of political power and voting rights and were left economically
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After the Civil War‚ during the late 1800s‚ the rise of the Industrial Revolution and the Gilded Age provided the means and demands for more work and more workers. Due to government actions‚ immigrations‚ labor unions and technological changes‚ the industry expanded in growth. The abundance of natural resources‚ an increase in labor supply and the role of government led to the high demands for more work and workers. However‚ as immigration helped by having a cheap‚ abundant labor source for businesses
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impacted‚ and most of all how it happened and why. In 1869‚ the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific railroads met in Promontory‚ Utah. This transcontinental railroad made traveling easier and more efficient. By having this railroad‚ western travelers now could take less dangerous routes and it wouldn’t take as long. After a year into the Civil War‚ congress finally passed the Pacific Railroad Act which grants
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Railroads: rapid transportation Telegraph: invented by Samuel Morse in 1844 o Cyrus W. Field’s transatlantic cable improved overseas communication in 1866 o By 1900 telegraph lines linked all continents in a global
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remembered by the lifes of those like the Rockefellers and Carnagies‚ while the other majority of the people were working class. However‚ the movement towards organized labor was unsuccessful in improving the position of workers because of the failure of strikes‚ the superiority feeling employers had over employees and most importantly the lack of governmental support. Therefore the movement toward organized labor was unsuccessful. If unions were going to work‚ striking would have to be effective‚ but they
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List the barriers to labor union growth. Key Terms and Names deflation‚ trade union‚ industrial union‚ blacklist‚ lockout‚ Marxism‚ Knights of Labor‚ arbitration‚ injunction‚ closed shop !1875 1877 !1885 1877 Great Railroad Strike
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made‚ southerners would have little incentive to vote for this bill. The organization of Nebraska would simultaneously create a potential free state and further upset southerners due to the increase in chances for a northern rather than a southern railroad to the Pacific. In what ways did the Second Great Awakening in the North influence TWO OF THE FOLLOWING? The Second Great Awakening inspired several movements including the movement for abolitionism and the movement for temperance in society in
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