Industrial workers, as industry emerged and grew in the last half of the 19th century, did not profit as the business tycoons did. Read about the very beginnings of attempts to organize as a force to demand higher wages, a shorter work day, and better working conditions.

Concepts

child labor, labor unions

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Additional Tags

eight-hour day, growth of labor unions, poor working conditions, ushistory.org, independence hall association, industrial america, labor in the gilded age

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)