The Progressive Movement In The 1900's

The progressive era was the point in time in which the people of America began to understand the unfortunate circumstances that withheld them, and started to oppose it. In fact several movements were created in order to demolish the political and economic hierarchy that consumed America in the 1900’s. Lower and middle class industrial workers began to revolt, or strike, against their supervisors so they could achieve easier work hours, more wages, and safer environments to work in. Overall, many workers just wanted more rights to work by so their occupation would instead benefit them rather than their successor. These movements also contributed to the women's suffrage movement, whose intentions were to secure more women’s rights, so they would be commonly equal to men. Severe accidents, along with these movements, influenced congress and the government to abide by the people and allow them to achieve more rights. …show more content…
These “higher wages” were simply unheard of within that era, and Ford was highly criticized by his fellow competitors because of it. The idea behind these wages was so his own workers and fellow working class Americans would be able to afford Ford’s own products, thus allowing him to make a higher profit off of his own workers. This business concept is well established within our society today, in fact several companies use the “Fordism” precedent to advance their own profits. However, this may come to a standstill as several young workers, being paid minimum wage, continuously protest for a high pay. The minimum wage is asked to be raised to about 15 dollars where as of right now, in Texas, it is about 7.50. In my opinion, I believe minimum wage jobs are for those in highschool, who are looking for a working experience. I don’t think adults should make a living off of one minimum wage