Ch. 20, L.4-Workers in the Industrial Age - Holy Child Jesus Catholic ...

Industrial Workers! Why are workers organizing into unions? To demand better pay and working conditions.! Factory workers:! Worked10-12 hr. a day, 6 days a week.! Fired at anytime/any reason.! Immigrants working for low pay took jobs.! Worked in unsafe and unhealthful working conditions. For example: steelworkers suffered burns, coals miners ... ................
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