'Workers organize' diaporamas de présentation

An Industrial Society

An Industrial Society. Workers Organize. 1 . Who is Mother Jones?. Mother Jones was a labor leader who won the love of working people by fighting for their rights. 2. Why were the workers discontented with working conditions in the late 1800s?.

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The Second Industrial Revolution

The Second Industrial Revolution. Oil Boom. For many years people used oil found on the surface of oceans and lakes to use as kerosene for lighting lamps In 1859 Edwin L. Drake found oil by drilling into the ground This abundance of oil fueled the Second Industrial Revolution. Steel.

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Workers Organize

Ch.14; Sect. 3 STD: 2.4. Workers Organize. Main Idea. Grim working conditions in many industries led workers to form unions and stage labor strikes. Government and Business. Sherman Antitrust Act Def pg. 473 Government policies had little effect on business

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II. Big Business and Organized Labor

II. Big Business and Organized Labor. A. New Ways of Doing Business. Entrepreneurs devise new ways to raise money and organize businesses Corporations sold stocks to shareholders (limited risk) Trusts were a group of corporations run by a single board of directors

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SPFPAu2122 understands that in a perfect world, every employer would provide their staff with the fair wages, good benefits, safe work conditions and professional respect they deserve.

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