Workers
Life in Factories
Carneige & Frick
Fast Fashion Companies
Homestead
100

Who worked at the factories?

Woman and children

100

What is a long work day?

A common work schedule during the Industrial Revolution that often included six days a week with shifts lasting 12 to 16 hours.

100

Did Andrew Carneige or Henry Frick raise workers wages and caused workers to strike?

Henry Frick

100

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Amazon
100

How many hours a day did worker during homestead work?

12 hours

200

What is a labor union?

 An association of workers who organized to bargain for better pay, shorter hours, and improved working conditions.

200

What are machines?

Without safety covers or fences, these posed a constant danger to workers, including children.

200

Did Carnegie and Frick like each other

No, they did not.

200

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Appla
200

Why did worker revolt?

Because they were cutting wages

300

Were workers educated?

They were not educated, but they pushed for education

300

How did workers get injured

The most common cause of traumatic injury, with workers losing fingers, hands, or entire limbs to unguarded belts, gears, and shafts.

300

Who donated to libraries, schools, and other institution?

Andrew Carnegie because he thought it was important so he could keep a lasting impact.

300

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Nike

300

What is child labor?

The practice of hiring children as young as five for factory work, often because they could be paid less.

400

Did workers have high wages?

No, worker were payed low wages while working long hours

400

What are some reason why worker would get in trouble?

A series of fines often used by factory owners to control workers, with punishments for things like talking, whistling, or being late.

400

What did Henry Frick believe about management?

That management had the right to set working conditions for labor unions without interference

400

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SHEIN

400

Why did workers revolt?

To resist wage cuts and to resist union from being cut down for management