HIST 106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Henry Clay Frick, Class Consciousness, Terence V. Powderly
20 Sep 2016
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Huge gap between the haves" and the have-nots". Nature of work changed with development of machines and industrialization. Especially rhythm, not natural or human anymore. Natural: built in breaks, periods of more and less productivity. Shifts: 12 hours a day, 6 days a week, noon to midnight. If there was an accident, it was the worker"s fault, no benefits or compensation. 2 million child workers, no laws against it. Made half as much as an adult. Someone who has been trained, has certain abilities that others don"t. Had their own tools, can go job to job, independent. Can work half the day if they work really hard. Better standing in economy, more bargaining power. Industrialization moves a lot of skilled workers into the unskilled sector because of machines. Pushed for the 8 hour day as the new standard. Slogan: 8 hours for work, 8 hours for rest, 8 hours for what we will .
