Worker's+Rights+in+late+1800s

**5.5.4 Recognize the rights that workers fought for in the late 1800s ( i.e., wages, hours, insurance, and working conditions).**
===Many Immigrants were coming to America for many reasons. Check out the link below to visit Ellis Island to see the process these people went through to come to America. === http://www.classzone.com/cz/books/amer_hist_present/resources/htmls/animations/ellis_anim/ah20_anim_ellisisland.html

===Once they came to America, many went out to find a job. Factories employed the most amount of immigrants during this time. Others worked as peddlers on busy streets or in mines. === ===As industry grew, so did the demand for workers. Many factories hired immigrants and children to work. These factories were considered unsafe and workers were paid very little. ===

Check out this powerpoint to learn more about the working conditions.
===Families could not afford to make ends meet so children worked in factories, mines, and on street corners peddling to help provided money for the family. ===

Check out the following site to see images of these children and learn a little about their working conditions.
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/childlabor/index.html  ==This video clip points out the problems of children working in the factories and what caused the change to be made to end child labor.media type="file" key="8VH7139D_2Mb.mp4" width="300" height="300"==

===Many workers complained about these conditions, but owners would not listen. Eventually tragedy struck. Check out the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory and how this help lead workers to demand change. === http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/trianglefire/

Unions worked together to gain these rights. One tool they used were by strikes. The problem with this was the violence that can follow with strikes.
http://www.history.com/topics/homestead-strike/videos#homestead-strike