HS 132 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Scientific Management, Frederick Winslow Taylor, Sherman Antitrust Act
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Visonary manufactuer;1000 identical cars created on assembly lines. 5 dollar day plan (1914): head off unionization, workers are paid per day. Du pont fund is the 1st research lab. South uses american tobacco: machines roll cigarettes, entice with free samples and advertisements. Large companies can afford machines and raw materials. Stress efficiency: faster production with fewer skilled workers-cut costs and boost profit. Mass production: divide manufacturing into small tasks, worker repeat specific tasks, fewer workers produce more in less time. Sex discrimination: lower wages then men, few opportunities for promotions. Child labor: employers cut costs by hiring children. States tried to regulate child labor by evading family income. Employers were able to leave job whenever they became unhappy. Can fire employees just for wanting better wages. Difficult for families to find a steady job in the economy. Muller vs. oregon: health regulation for women barring women from jobs. President hayes sent in troops to stop the unrest.
