During Industrialism the entire face of the United States changed, from the landscape of cities and towns, to the political machine, to foreign policy. One group holds major responsibility for this changes, the common working man. These people, built this country from the ground up. Not only with manual labor, but with a declarations for fair treatment. The Labor Union was the creation of the working man’s answer to big business and the Robber Barons. In There Is Power in a Union: The Epic Story of Labor in America by Philip Dray will outline the creation and major events of Labor unions in the United States. Matthew Josephson book The Robber Barons as well as Burton Folsom’s The Myth of The Robber Barons will highlight and accent accounts
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The Knights of Labor. As mentioned in class on their quest of the eight hour work day. Knights had grown considerably from their grassroots movement of a secret society to an all-inclusive labor union regardless of which trade a person practiced. The Knights hold several accomplishments in the creation of legislation regarding labor laws. Not only did they fight for the eight hour work day but abolition of child labor, equal pay for equal work, and political reforms including the graduated income tax. These achievements were not happened upon easily. Matthew Josephson uses great examples in the Robber Barons. Of some of the battles Unions took on during the Industrial war. Citing the big Carnegie steel works known as Homestead as the most spectacular. According to Josephson this strike shows the utter spirit of the works at this time and pure greed of the “Captains of …show more content…
During 1878 where the SLP would have a candidates win and be elected to offices of state senator, three state representatives, and four city aldermen. This would be a huge win for the working men, to finally have constituents in several political offices. Josephson identifies in several places where regardless of right or wrong government had always back the Robber Barons. Even to the extent that during strikes and labor disputes would call upon the governor of whichever state to dispatch local militia in over to “protect” public safety, but really to protect the interest of the owners and
The Knights of Labor. As mentioned in class on their quest of the eight hour work day. Knights had grown considerably from their grassroots movement of a secret society to an all-inclusive labor union regardless of which trade a person practiced. The Knights hold several accomplishments in the creation of legislation regarding labor laws. Not only did they fight for the eight hour work day but abolition of child labor, equal pay for equal work, and political reforms including the graduated income tax. These achievements were not happened upon easily. Matthew Josephson uses great examples in the Robber Barons. Of some of the battles Unions took on during the Industrial war. Citing the big Carnegie steel works known as Homestead as the most spectacular. According to Josephson this strike shows the utter spirit of the works at this time and pure greed of the “Captains of …show more content…
During 1878 where the SLP would have a candidates win and be elected to offices of state senator, three state representatives, and four city aldermen. This would be a huge win for the working men, to finally have constituents in several political offices. Josephson identifies in several places where regardless of right or wrong government had always back the Robber Barons. Even to the extent that during strikes and labor disputes would call upon the governor of whichever state to dispatch local militia in over to “protect” public safety, but really to protect the interest of the owners and