Experience of the Workers and Immigrants in the Industrial Age
Documents I. Testimony of mill worker Thomas O’Donnell to the U.S. Senate Committee about working-class economic conditions II. Third chapter called the Mixed Crowd from book the How the Other Half Lives, that discusses about living conditions & relations between immigrants. III. Paper called What Does the Working Man Want? that discusses about the movement by labors for reduction in working hours and job security.
Authors Significance in Gilded Age • How the Other Half Lives • Scandalmongering journalist • Social Reformer • Gilded Age Photography • Endorsed model tenements • Immigrant
Jacob A. Riis
Authors Significance in Gilded Age
• What does the working man want? • American Labor Union President & Founder • 1st of May 1886 ; Eight-hour workday
Samuel Gompers
Main Points • Underpaid workers • Unemployment • Irrational living expense • Irrational health care expense • Working women • Child Labor • Immigrants • Impoverished Living Conditions • Job Security • Working Hours
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Analysis -‐Working Condi,ons showed posi,ve changes -‐Living condi,ons changed forms but to some extent were s,ll impoversished -‐Variety among workers & Increase in Labor Supply -‐Ignorant government
Working Condition Low Wage Unemployment Job Security Eight Hour Work Day
Worker Diversity Child Labor Working Women Immigrants
Living Condition Expensive Small Strenuous Irrational Health Care
Analysis -Working Conditions showed positive changes -Variety among workers & Increase in Labor Supply -Living conditions changed forms but to some extent were still impoverished -Commercial and Industrial growth pro Government getting ignorant
Conclusion