The Industrial Revolution and The State of Workers

• ​A time when the making of goods moved from small shops and homes to large factories.

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• ​People moved from the country to big cities

• In​troduced new technologies, new ways of transportation, and a new way of life

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• Went from riding horses, walking, and taking boats

• ​To railroads, steamboats, and automobiles

• ​Cities grew and became overcrowded​

• ​​Poor workers lived in crowded and unsafe cities​

• ​People worked 12-16 hour days

• ​Dangerous conditions

• ​Few safety or health protections

• ​Child labor was common

• ​Managers felt they were easier to control

• ​Also they could pay them less

• ​Workers Compensation - A form of insurance payment to employees if they are injured at work or become sick due to their job.

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• ​Groups of workers who join together to achieve better pay, safer working conditions, shorter work days, and other benefits.

• ​Labour Unions are like lawyers for workers.