Worker and employees
stood all day tending machines in a large, crowded noisy room.
Sweatshop
A sweatshop is a workplace where people labor long hours in poor conditions for low pay.
By the late 1800's
harsh new working conditions led workers to organize.
Machines were ...
Dangerous, and were operated by unskilled workers.
When was the Knights of Labor formed
1869
To who was the Knights of Labor opened to?
it was opened to immigrants, blacks and unskilled workers.
What were the Knights of Labor goals?
1. A shorter workday
2. An end to child labor
3. Equal pay for men and women.
What is a homestead strike?
A violent strike at Andrew Carnegie's Homestead steel factory in Pennsylvania.
What did companies hired as a replacement for striking workers?
Strikebreakers.
What is a Pullman strike?
A railroad strike by workers at Pullman's car company. This strike stopped traffic on many railroad lines until an injunction was ordered by the court demanding workers return to their jobs.
More trouble during, the Haymarket Riot.
Suddenly a bomb explodes, killing a police officer and wounding other. A wave of anti- union feelings swept the nation. Membership in the Knights of Labor dropped sharply.
The Haymarket Riot
The Knight of Labor run into trouble. Workers at a company in Chicago went on strike. The company hired strikebreaker (replacements for striking workers)
What type of people worked in sweatshops?
Most sweatshop workers were immigrants, young women, or children.
Workers Organize
Low pay, long hours and unhealthy conditions led workers to fight back. Many workers began to strike.
During the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire the majority of people that died were ...
Immigrant women.