HIST 203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Theodore Roosevelt, Industrial Workers Of The World, Darkest Days
24 Apr 2016
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American workplace was radically transformed in the progressive era. Work became safer, work-days became shorter, & wages became higher. Important example is henry ford"s day (8 h. shift) Industrialists were forced to offer / day (unions) In all progressive era industries, especially resource extraction workers" health & safety took a back seat to speed, efficiency, & production. Mine disasters were so routine that many miners carried a tin of morphine w/ them into the pits. If miners were trapped, the morphine would help them die more peacefully. Brief history of the labor movement, 1880 1900. Many elements of late 19th c. labor movement were radical & did much to organize immigrants. After the haymarket riot, both employers and government sought to suppress unions. Perhaps the most radical union of the late 19th c. , the knight of labor, faced opposition from the catholic church. Catholic clergy worried that their members were growing.
