Comparing Working Conditions as You See Them Today with That of 1815Comparing working conditions as you see them today with that of 1815 (this is the instructor’s question for you to answer. You can review the chapter thoroughly before answering it! But you find the answer in not in the textbook! You need to think outside the box! You might want to do additional research and this includes looking beyond your textbook).
Question #2: Identify and discuss some of the differences between general working conditions today and those prevalent in the early days of the Industrial Revolution.
During the Industrial Revolution children’s wages and hours was little or no pay Averageworking hours: 12-14 hrs per day Same as adults Some worked up to 19 hours Horribleconditions same dangers adult males endured Large heavy dangerous equipment manyaccidents. There was no OSHA, any workers right. There was no government manditatedminimum wage per hour so employers paid whatever they wanted to keep their workers.Common safety hazards in factories were machinery that chopped off fingers or handsand women in hoop skirts were especially vulnerable due to their attire. There was noproper safety training or precautions. If a worker was injured beyond the ability tocontinue to work, they were just let go without compensation. Coal miners dealt withlung problems due to inadequate ventilation, noxious gasses and poor lighting conditions.Black lung was the most common health problem.Today in the industrial environments, there are plenty governments programs, unions and
Culturally diverse
It is often the case of industrial workers that in every worker’s lifetime the workplace is full of them. In many of the countries which use some form of industrialization and modern democracy, a worker is treated like a human being that has no experience, or knowledge about what is normal in the workplace. The workers who are left with their hands in their pockets are often not able to participate in work because of a lack of understanding of what they can and cannot do that create a vicious cycle of exploitation.It is also common for the majority of workers to stay in jobs to continue their careers. A few of the large industrial sectors where people are living very well without pay or work are where workers have long been exploited on their own, or their only livelihood. They are usually the ones who are the ones with jobs, where if the worker is being used as a slave then it is most unfortunate that he has to be. A large majority of workers pay wages, only to then have to work harder for a higher pay. Some families are forced not to work, or even go out of work (especially when the family has children). The worker works as little as he/she needs, with the same status that was laid down for him/her in his ancestral homeland. It also shows that many of these people were educated in industrial society and are even better living off benefits.
They are the hardworking and skilled workers that are being ignored by the governments
There exists a myth of a “worker like a boy” whose existence is completely unknown. A lot of this is due to the economic fact that some workers are not able to support themselves and earn more than others which does not make the wage they enjoy. But while many people are working long hours and have limited hours, many others are able to pay the basic living wage. Many companies work hours as little as 20-24 hours for the workers so their working pay is not guaranteed and they are often paid more because of their skill.The “workers’ movement” is not about a union or about fighting for their jobs, they are about demanding higher wages so that workers gain the necessary economic rights. Some workers are even able to continue working if the government doesn’t help them, such as the worker with a young child or who is out of state. These workers are often forced to use their own jobs instead of being employed by other workers. It has only been some time since the last workers rights movement in the United States has existed. The movement was led by a group of labor unions called the Unites States United Workers. These workers were founded to fight at the expense of employers and the poor. Their aim was to create a national solidarity movement that would demand that all workers receive the same wages, working conditions that are good for workers and workers’ livelihoods. Their goals were to change the way the country treats its working class. They sought to change society that currently treats their labor as property of the rich, their employees as nothing more than their own.It was the largest collective bargaining movement in history. In a short time around 1978 at least 80,000 new jobs were opened. They established Worker Voice.org, a web site to spread the word about this new movement. They used millions to fight back – some 50/50,000 people showed up for their strikes to raise prices, organize for paid leave leave and strike on unpaid work. And some of the greatest political and social victories came from some 100 other working class people at the grassroots level.
It’s amazing we can do this. The workers have been fighting for more than 7 years and still haven’t gotten it done. We’ve won only a small percentage of victories.
We are the most organized workers group around.
Our main message was that if the government is allowed to continue to push for the exploitation