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How many hours did textile workers work in a week in the 1870s?
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∙ 12y ago
Most worked anywhere from 10-12 hour jobs. But when unions started, they demanded lower hours and pushed the hours to 8 per day.
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What attracted many African American to the north and Midwest?
High demand for workers.
What was one reason for the Burlingame Treaty in 1868?
The West had a shortage of workers, and China had many workers.
How many africans were forcibly transported to the Americans between 1520 and 1870s?
There were 12 million slaves brought to the United States while slavery was legal. Many of these slaves were brought to colonial America.
What is a large farm with many workers called?
I believe you are looking for the term "plantation"
Why did many african american move from the contract system to sharecropping?
because some landowners abuse or cheated the workers
Many of the workers in textile mills were?
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How many hours a day did the mill workers work , and how many hours did they want to work?
Most textile workers toiled for 12 to 14 hours a day and half a day on Saturdays; the mills were closed on Sundays. Typically, mill girls were employed for nine to ten months of the year, and many left the factories during part of the summer to visit back home. They probably didnt want to work at all. A regular 8 hours would've been better for them
What affected textile mill workers?
Fibers from the threading and weaving processes filled the air, causing respiratory ailments in many workers. Additionally, long hours were spent in repetitive activities and the semi-skilled workers were paid very little in wages. Automation reduced the number of available jobs, and made the remaining jobs more arduous by assigning too few workers to too many machines.
How did Samuel Slater and Francis Cabot Lowell change America industry?
They opened textile mills that employed many workers.
How many hours did the Hoover dam workers work?
10
How many hours a day did Victorian factory workers work a day?
24 hours a day
How many hours for women?
8hrs.. same to men workers or employees
How many hours do animal control workers work?
24/7
How many hours did factory workers work in 1912?
10 - 12
How many hours on holidays did workers in the industrial revolution have to work?
It varied.
How many hours each day did the Hoover Dam workers work?
Although construction was going on 24/7, individual workers worked eight hours per day.
Why did many textile jobs apparently migrate out of the US in the years after the establishment of NAFTA?
Many textile jobs migrated out of the United States after the establishment of NAFTA because manufacturers could get their garments produced more cheaply outside of the country. Labor unions were not a force in these countries and workers were willing to work for a wage that was much lower than the textile workers in the United States.
