Labor has multiple definitions such as “work, especially hard physical or mental work” or “a job or task done or to be done”. Labor has had a huge impact on America and the American economy. One of the most important additions to the labor world came in 1866, the National Labor Union.
In the early days of work in America there were no labor unions. People worked in unfair and unsafe conditions. Children worked in dangerous factories, minimum wage was nonexistent, and work conditions were appalling. If a person became sick, there was no healthcare and there were no sick days, if you couldn’t make it into work it usually turned into the loss of the job. The eight hour work shift we know today was nonexistent. Shifts could be fourteen to eighteen
In the early days of work in America there were no labor unions. People worked in unfair and unsafe conditions. Children worked in dangerous factories, minimum wage was nonexistent, and work conditions were appalling. If a person became sick, there was no healthcare and there were no sick days, if you couldn’t make it into work it usually turned into the loss of the job. The eight hour work shift we know today was nonexistent. Shifts could be fourteen to eighteen