The 1800s was a rough century. They had a war going on, a lot of strikes, and death. But right after the war was over people started reconstructing America. During the reconstruction there were more jobs available and there were labor unions forming to help with employment. But the labor unions didn’t really work that well because what they care about is pay, worker’s safety, and work hours The workers didn't get much of any of that. They said that their safety was terrible, they didn’t get paid enough, and they kept striking their employers because they didn't get what they wanted and didn’t stop striking until they got it. The main point is that labor unions did a bad job in improving the position of the workers in the 1800s.
They payment back in the 1800s was terrible. The workers didn’t get paid the right amount of money that they deserve. From the years 1875 to 1885 they worked 9.9 hours daily. That is a lot of hours to be working and some of those jobs must have been terrible depending on the working conditions. Then from 1886 to 1891 that number only dropped. It went to 9.9 hours in 1875 to 9.4 hours in 1891. But during the years 1875 to 1879 they were paid very little money. In 1875 the workers were paid 169.2 and then in 1876 they were paid 137.9. So they were paid very little for the amount of hours they were working (Doc A). Labor unions were bad in improving the worker’s position because they don't get paid enough for the amount of hours that they were working. The working conditions were also very bad back then. Some workers even had strikes because they thought that their working conditions were bad. Some of the workers had to work very long hours but to only earn very little money (Doc A). Some of the working conditions required people to use very dangerous machines, that if they weren't careful they could probably lose a finger because they probably get training on how to operate the machines. Some of them had to work long …show more content…
Sometime the strikes lasted a long time and of course when people go on strikes against their employers, they don’t usually go back to work unless they get what the asked for. Some strikes were by people who were bold, determined, and had huge sympathy for a large part of their community (Doc B). Different type of labor unions back then were too busy to even notice what was going on with the workers. They were to busy fighting against each other because there was a huge labor interest back then so they would miss out on what was going on with the workers that were already working (Doc F). Some of the strikes that the workers went on were deadly. Some innocent people were killed in the Homestead Strike. The workers, strikers, and detectives were killed in the strike (Doc G). People have the right to strike against something that they think is wrong. Some strike are not won unless people have been sacrificed or the employer's entire faculty members are striking and they have no one working for them (Doc
They payment back in the 1800s was terrible. The workers didn’t get paid the right amount of money that they deserve. From the years 1875 to 1885 they worked 9.9 hours daily. That is a lot of hours to be working and some of those jobs must have been terrible depending on the working conditions. Then from 1886 to 1891 that number only dropped. It went to 9.9 hours in 1875 to 9.4 hours in 1891. But during the years 1875 to 1879 they were paid very little money. In 1875 the workers were paid 169.2 and then in 1876 they were paid 137.9. So they were paid very little for the amount of hours they were working (Doc A). Labor unions were bad in improving the worker’s position because they don't get paid enough for the amount of hours that they were working. The working conditions were also very bad back then. Some workers even had strikes because they thought that their working conditions were bad. Some of the workers had to work very long hours but to only earn very little money (Doc A). Some of the working conditions required people to use very dangerous machines, that if they weren't careful they could probably lose a finger because they probably get training on how to operate the machines. Some of them had to work long …show more content…
Sometime the strikes lasted a long time and of course when people go on strikes against their employers, they don’t usually go back to work unless they get what the asked for. Some strikes were by people who were bold, determined, and had huge sympathy for a large part of their community (Doc B). Different type of labor unions back then were too busy to even notice what was going on with the workers. They were to busy fighting against each other because there was a huge labor interest back then so they would miss out on what was going on with the workers that were already working (Doc F). Some of the strikes that the workers went on were deadly. Some innocent people were killed in the Homestead Strike. The workers, strikers, and detectives were killed in the strike (Doc G). People have the right to strike against something that they think is wrong. Some strike are not won unless people have been sacrificed or the employer's entire faculty members are striking and they have no one working for them (Doc