Compare and contrast workers in the early industrial era (1800s), industrial workers in the 1900s, and industrial workers today. What is life like for the average worker?
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: Varies. Early industrial: wage laborers who did not own land, property, or tools, only their labor. Demanding, hazardous conditions, long hours, exploitation wages. After the Great Depression, with help from the Wagner Act of 1935 and extended periods of low unemployment, workers had greater leverage in negotiating job conditions; unionization led to living wages, benefits, job security, and a path to the middle class. Industrial laborers today less likely to belong to a union, less likely to have appreciable job security, and more likely to have experienced a steep decline in wages.
KEY: Learning Objective: 15.1: Describe the three major economic revolutions that have shaped the contemporary world.
REF: Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: The Industrial Revolution and Industrial Society
Difficulty Level: Medium
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