Great Depression
What was the goal of The New Deal?
Provide economic relief and reform America's financial system.
What types of jobs were available when working on steamboats?
Merchants & Boatmen
What was the 1931 Streetcar strike?
Wage dispute between the STL Public Service company and the Amalgamated Association of Electric Railway Employees.
How many hours a week were people working?
60-80
What group did this most effect?
Black women + Domestic and industrial workers
How did German and Irish immigration impact the industrial industry?
Created a larger and cheaper job pool
What was the 1925 Curlee Clothing strike?
An anti-union strike that fought to make STL the base of living wage instead of starvation wage.
Manufacturing took off with what company?
General Motors
When was the deal passed?
1933
What were the sectors created in the working class?
Brewing, shoe manufacturing, and metal fabrication.
What was the 1877 General Strike?
A strike that started with railroad workers, advocating for better wages and shorter work days.
What happened to industrial workers in the 2000s?
Downfall in job opprotunity and more wage pressure