Labor Unions

Why was life bad for workers in the late 1800's?

• There were no jobs available.

• People who got hurt on the job got no help.

• People spent lots of time on a computer screen.

Why did people form Unions?

• To ask bosses for better pay and conditions

• To spend time with their friends

• To find better jobs in other places

What changes did unions bring?

• new processes for making clothing

• new opportunities to go to college

• better pay, fewer hours, safer jobs

What is a strike?

• When the workers keep working in bad conditions

• When workers stop working so a company looses money

• When the workers leave for a better company

How did owners fight against strikes?

• They would hire other workers and give lower pay

• They gave the workers lots of money

• They took vacations to Hawaii

In "What does the working man want" What did Samuel Gompers want?

• A vacation

• More money

• A college education

In "What does the working man want" Who produced the wealth of the country?

• The bosses and owners

• Donald Trump

• Working People

As inventions made life easier what happened to life for workers?

• Life became easier

• Life became harder

• Life stayed the same