The rise of industrial capitalism proved that American was advancing both in resources and profit. Captains of industry controlled large monopolies who sought out to destroy smaller competition. The American economy was reshaped by these larger enterprises which corrupted the system and made living as a lower classman more of a punishment than a reward. Immigrants who fled their previous countries where on a search for prosperity, large monopolies took advantage of their desperation to make a living in the United States.
Isaac Harris and Max Blanck, owners of the Triangle Waist Coat Factory, were prime examples of industrial capitalism during the earth 20th century. Workers were milked for all their worth, being suppressed too long strenuous hours, unsafe working conditions, and low wages. Workers were seen as …show more content…
Between 1909-1913, a number of unionized workers grew to a quarter of a million (Von Drehle 172). Thirty-five hundred thousand people were involved in the funeral march for the Triangle Workers, one of the largest sorrows in New York's history. A new series of laws emerged in 1913, the Tammany Twins pushed twenty-five bills through congress addressing labor laws in the United States. Automatic Sprinklers had to be installed in high-rise buildings, fire drills needed to be conducted in large shops, and doors had to be unlocked and swing outward. Laws enforced protection for women and children and denied manufacturing by poor families living in tenements. In 1908, the Supreme court ruled in the case of Muller vs Oregon ten hour work days for women (Hewitt 196). The fifty-fourth-hour bill was passed lowering working hours of citizens to only 54 hours a week permitted. Tammany once a corrupt political campaign was now a leading force for progressivism (Von Drehle
Isaac Harris and Max Blanck, owners of the Triangle Waist Coat Factory, were prime examples of industrial capitalism during the earth 20th century. Workers were milked for all their worth, being suppressed too long strenuous hours, unsafe working conditions, and low wages. Workers were seen as …show more content…
Between 1909-1913, a number of unionized workers grew to a quarter of a million (Von Drehle 172). Thirty-five hundred thousand people were involved in the funeral march for the Triangle Workers, one of the largest sorrows in New York's history. A new series of laws emerged in 1913, the Tammany Twins pushed twenty-five bills through congress addressing labor laws in the United States. Automatic Sprinklers had to be installed in high-rise buildings, fire drills needed to be conducted in large shops, and doors had to be unlocked and swing outward. Laws enforced protection for women and children and denied manufacturing by poor families living in tenements. In 1908, the Supreme court ruled in the case of Muller vs Oregon ten hour work days for women (Hewitt 196). The fifty-fourth-hour bill was passed lowering working hours of citizens to only 54 hours a week permitted. Tammany once a corrupt political campaign was now a leading force for progressivism (Von Drehle