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working class
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men, women, & children
provided skill and muscles that helped push American productivity to new heights |
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sweatshops
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small factory where employees work long hours under poor conditions for low wages
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child labor
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using children for manual labor
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tenements
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run-down apartment buildings of four to six stories, usually housing four families each floor
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labor unions
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a group of workers organized to protect the interests of its members
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strike
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a labor action in which workers simply refuse to go to work
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socialism
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political theory that advocates ownership of the means of production
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collective bargaining
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negotiations between employers and employee representatives concerning wages, working conditions, and other terms of employment
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Haymarket Affair
Homestead Strike Pullman Strike |
3 major events during this period underscored the growing struggle between owners and workers
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anarchists
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people who reject all forms of government
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