Organizing Labor

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Organizing Labor
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Business Cycle
GDP
Peak
Peak
Trough
Trough
TIME
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Knights of Labor
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American Federation of Labor
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Striking and Violence
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Railroad Strike 1877
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Haymarket Riot
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Homestead Strike
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Pullman Strike
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• Violence during strikes like these, general
  public attitude, and the actions of the
  government dramatically decreased the growth of
  unions. Why were workers at the end of the 19th
  century willing to stay at low paying and
  dangerous jobs?
• It is not until the Progressive Movt that we see
  a revival and growth of unions and labor rights.

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Group Discussion

• Did rapid industrialization improve the lives of
  Americans?
• Are the benefits of progress worth the cost