George Mueller’s arrest caused eight thousand steel and electrical workers in the Pittsburgh district to strike in protest. Mueller wanted them to return to work, but the union members had a meeting and voted to not consider a company offer about their wages until the court lifted its antistrike injunction. Due to the strike many stores closed, and the trolley service was reduced to 50 per cent of what it was before. The charges against Mueller were eventually dropped, which led to negotiations about wages. Trolley service was completely cut by a sympathy strike a short time after the negotiations began.
Labor Union strikes were the most prominent form of worker insurrection against employers. During the period of 1875-1900, many labor unions participated in strikes, however many of them failed to achieve their goals. The biggest reason that farmers and workers went on strike was clearly stated by a machinist before the Senate Committee on Labor and Capital. Because machines were taking jobs away, workers would lose their livelihood, and most likely their only source of income. In the year of 1877, employees working for the four largest railroads went on strike due to the fact that their employers cut their wages by 10 percent; this was known as the Great Rail Road Strike.
These are most important reasons h resulted in the TUC calling a general strike in 1926. An important reasonch year due to the awful and dangerous working conditions.This infuriated the miner unions and as a result a general strike was planned for May which had the TUC's full support Political reasons: Dawes Plan dramatically reduced the amount of money Britain made exporting coal. In 1925 when the plan was put into action Germany were enabled to pay off their outstanding debts from WWI by exporting “free coal” to other EU nations as a way to pay off their debt. As a result the British mining industry was hit heavily financially and wage reductions were reduced which angered the mine
Explain why the TUC called a general strike in 1926? Between 1918 and 1923 there were many economic problems facing Britain, which led to the miners not being happy with working pay and conditions. The miners formed a triple alliance with the transport workers and railway men. This means if the miners went on strike, the other 2 would also strike, causing a mass disruption to Britain. The first signs of disruption that led to the general strike was the fact that other countries such as Poland were becoming a more predominant exporter of coal, and the only way to stop Britain’s coal industry was to higher the price of coal, extend miners working hours and reduce pay.
Dora Rodriguez Professor Rutledge English 1302 29 March 2014 Working Women in America On the 25 March 1911, a fire broke out at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company. One hundred forty-six died on that day, most of whom were women. These young ladies had been locked in during working hours to keep the union organizers out. “The Triangle fire shocked the nation” (Davidson et al. 599).
The Great Depression of 1930 took on many different faces. To many Americans, it proved to be an intense time of uncertainty, which reeked emotional and physical havoc in many lives. The unbearable circumstances these families faced were like none other in our nation’s history. Desperation, fear and, even death, became an ever present trouble in many American lives. Millions of people lost their jobs during these tragic times, and left their homes in pursuit of securing work, but most fell short.
People knew this depression as an economic slump in North America, Europe, and other industrialized areas of the world. Because the depression spread so rapidly throughout the world, many people were in need of jobs and became bankrupt. In the story, Of Mice and Men, two of the characters were in search of jobs and better lives, but the Great Depression affected their search. Lennie and George, the two main characters from the story, enjoyed farming and desired a simple life. Unfortunately, these two characters also faced the obstacles of
Denesia Rollins Mr. McKinney History 134-015 12 March 2012 Analysis Paper #3 The Great Depression and World War II have changed the United States by the Changing Roles for Women. With American men enlisting in the war effort, the work force quickly diminished. Who would "man" the assembly lines in the factories to produce the needed items for the current war? The War marked and important watershed in the women status. With most of the men going into military service, the demand for labor struck up old prejudices about sex roles in the workplace, and the military.
Women During the Civil war: As I was doing my project over the past two weeks i have gained a plethora of knowledge. I came to realize that women played a pretty large role in the Civil War. If the women were not there when men went to war then most households would've fallen apart. The women did many jobs while the men were at war. They did practically everything a man was supposed to be doing, besides fighting in the war of course.
This is especially important since one mother can't support her family as well during the Great Depression which caused a lot of starvation. This is very important to the fact that it affected all of America and helped most of the people in