New Corporate Order, A: Class Violence--Labor vs. Employer--Breaks Out at Work Sites
Despite the collective efforts of workers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, working conditions do not improve. Frustration grows, relations deteriorate into a series of violent strikes and labor actions in the railroad, garment, and steel i...
New Corporate Order, A: Beginnings of the Union Movement
Working men and women attempt to fight back against poor working conditions by adopting some of the same tactics their employers use, repeatedly trying to organize themselves in order to force change. Some early unions like the Knights of Labor enjo...
New Corporate Order, A: Sources of Industrial Growth
In the decades following the end of the Civil War, the United States propels itself into the forefront of industrial nations, joining Germain and Britain as a major power. The country has been developing a manufacturing economy since the early 19th ...
New Corporate Order, A: Plight of the Worker, The
The industrial revolution creates many factory jobs, most of which are occupied by unskilled laborers. These men, women and children earn a very low wage, work long hours and in deplorable conditions. The result is a poor, uneducated working class w...
New Corporate Order, A: Growth of the Industrial Workforce
In the late 19th century, there is a dramatic expansion of industrial workers in the United States. Millions of laborers are drawn from the farm to industrial cities, lured by jobs and opportunity. Immigration increases because wages and living cond...
New Corporate Order, A: Profound Changes in U.S. as a Result of Industrialization
During the first part of the 20th century, the United States evolves into an industrialized economy. Cities and urban centers are forming around industry. Government, investors and workers alike are attempting to define themselves in this new world.