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Vanderbilt: trainsCarnegie: steel
safer working conditionsshorter hoursbetter pay
march from ohio to washington dc
Gilded Age
2 people that gathered a lot of wealth
John D Rockefeller: a American business man and philanthropist who founded standard oil
Henry George: An American economist and reformer who believed poverty could be reduced by taxing land ownership and promoted the idea of single land tax
Ida Tarbell: a journalist and muckraker who exposed unfair business practices of large corporations, especially stand oil, helping push for trust-busting reforms
Samuel Gompers: a labor leader who founded the American federation of labor and worked to improve wages, hours, and working conditions for workers
Mother Jones: a labor activist who fought for worker’s rights, especially for miners and children, and helped organize strikes and labor unions
Labor Unions
late 1800s-mid 1900d
typical work week: 12 hours a day, 6 days per week, now laws against child labor issues
together side - based on skills
trade unions
industrial unions
strike - workers intent shut down factory - no profit no pay for the workers
management - hires new workers
picket lines - to prevent new workers coming in
Social Darwinism
Survival of the Fittest
Coxy’s Army - response to the Panic of 1893, comparable to the depression of the 1930s
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