14) Industrial Workers (Part II)

If you were there...

You run a button machine in a clothing factory in the 1890s. You work from 7:00 in the morning until 6:00 at night, every day except Sunday. Your only break is 15 minutes for lunch. Now you hear about a movement to start a workers' union to bargain with your employer. Union members will ask for an 8-hour workday. But you think your employer might fire you if you join.

Would you join the union??? Why or why not? (Explain your answer in a complete sentence.)

13) Industrial Workers

a) What were some of the problems workers faced during the Second Industrial Revolution?
b) What were the 5 major strikes that took place during the late 1800s? (page 46)
c) Why did workers begin to organize and form unions?
d) What role did Mary Harris Jones play in the labor movement?