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Workers and Politics, labor, Management, Conditions cont., Living…
Workers and Politics
labor
boycotts
sympathy
demonstrations
informational
picketing
closed shops
organized
strikes
“wildcat” strikes
Management
“scabs”
take job for less $
Pinkertons
police go in and beat up strike
lockout
do not allow back into job
blacklisting
makes people known as bad workers
court injunctions
open shop
P. R. campaign
yellow-dog contracts
Not allow to join a union
Conditions cont.
Unsafe, unhealthy factories
accidents were frequent/severe
Little or no compensation for injuries
No job security
10 hours/ day, 6 days/week
steel workers - 12 hours a day
Workers had no control over their workplace
Living Conditions For the Wealthy
Built on 11 acres of oceanfront property in Newport, RI
The Breakers Mansion Ballroom
The Breakers Mansion Front Entrance
The Breakers Mansion, Newport, RI: The 70 room Italian Renaissance- style palazzo inspired by the 16th century palaces built for Cornelius Vanderbilt🡪 his summer cottage!
Had running water, Hot, Cold, and fresh or salt water
Conditions for workers
Avg. American income - 400 - 500 dollars a year
$600 considered minimum for decent living
Avg. women salary $314 a year
Avg. men salary $597
1.7 million children under 16 employed in 1900
Products made were not always sanitary
lost fingers
Management vs. labor