WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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Drinking, women’s rights, parking spaces
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Low wages, drinking, work hours
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better wages, safe working conditions, shorter hours
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Friends, family, food
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Detailed explanation-1: -For those in the industrial sector, organized labor unions fought for better wages, reasonable hours and safer working conditions. The labor movement led efforts to stop child labor, give health benefits and provide aid to workers who were injured or retired.
Detailed explanation-2: -People joining together in unions: Gain a fair return on work through collective bargaining. Negotiate for good benefits and retirement security. Make workplaces safer and more dignified.
Detailed explanation-3: -Better Wages and Benefits Union members helped create workplace health and safety standards, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Family Medical Leave Act, increases to minimum wage, workers’ compensation and lots of the other laws you rely on.