APUSH Unit 8 Populism & Progressivism APUSH 6.1 APUSH 6.3 – VUS.8d The Labor Movement Labor and management battled for control over wages and working conditions, with workers organizing local and national unions and directly confronting corporate power. As cities grew substantially in both size and in number, some segments of American society enjoyed lives of extravagant consumption,” while many others lived in relative poverty. “conspicuous Large corporations came to dominate the U.S. economy as it increasingly focused on the production of consumer goods, driven by new technologies and manufacturing techniques. The industrial workforce expanded through migration across national borders and internal migration, leading to a more diverse workforce, wages, and an increase in child labor. Racism and nativism often weakened the effectiveness of the labor movement. Corporations and the federal government were usually hostile to organized labor and often used force to crush strikes. As a result, organized labor met with only limited success. Labor Goals & Tactics Craft unions vs. trade unions Collective bargaining Wages, hours & working Nativism Closed shop conditions Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882 Mediation & arbitration day” movement Abolition of child labor “Eight-hour Skilled workers vs. unskilled Strike Management Goals & Tactics workers Wildcat strike Yellow dog contract
APUSH Unit 8 Populism & Progressivism APUSH 6.1 – APUSH 6.3 VUS.8d The Labor Movement Labor and management battled for control over wages and working conditions, with workers organizing local and national unions and directly confronting corporate power. As cities grew substantially in both size and in number, some segments of American society enjoyed lives of extravagant “conspicuous consumption,” while many others lived in relative poverty. Large corporations came to dominate the U.S. economy as it increasingly focused on the production of consumer goods, driven by new technologies and manufacturing techniques. The industrial workforce expanded through migration across national borders and internal migration, leading to a more diverse workforce, wages, and an increase in child labor. Racism and nativism often weakened the effectiveness of the labor movement. Corporations and the federal government were usually hostile to organized labor and often used force to crush strikes. As a result, organized labor met with only limited success. Labor Goals & Tactics Wages, hours & working conditions “Eight-hour day” movement Skilled workers vs. unskilled workers Craft unions vs. trade unions Nativism Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882 Abolition of child labor Strike Wildcat strike Collective bargaining Closed shop Mediation & arbitration Management Goals & Tactics Yellow dog contract
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