Unions were legally tolerated, and they campaigned for 10 or 12 hour workdays and raises. Real wages (real means the numbers are adjusted to account for inflation) began climbing in the 1830s.
During the 1830s, wages varied significantly depending on the industry and geographic location. In urban areas, skilled workers could earn around $1 to $2 per day, while unskilled laborers often received less, sometimes as low as $0.50 per day. Agricultural workers typically earned even lower wages, reflecting the seasonal nature of farm work. Overall, the economic conditions of the time, coupled with the lack of labor regulations, meant that many workers struggled to make ends meet.
The scarcity of workers was the reason that wages were higher in colonial Pennsylvania than in England. Many people immigrated to America during the 1600s because the wages were higher and the land was cheaper.
Americans began to fear immigrants because of a perception that the immigrants were a threat to American job security. There is a thought that immigrants depress wages, and this affects the American worker.
The Great Railroad Strike happened in 1877.
wages in the south were lower than wages in the north (apex)
too many factories were looking for too few workers
Because their wages were cut.
To limit their workday to 10 hours!
In the 1600s, wages for labor were higher in Pennsylvania than in England because there were less people to work. Knowing that the land was cheaper and the wages were higher was one reason many people immigrated to America.
Factory owners did not take wages, they took the profits of the factory.
In the 1830s, an economic downturn hit the U.S. This led to the wages for workers at the Lowell Mill going on strike until the mill's management reconsidered and kept the wages at the current rate.
They rose less than in Britain, France, and Germany. Wages in both countries increased.
With the economic depression of the early 1830s, the Board of Directors for Lowell proposed a reduction in wages. This, in turn, led to organized "turn-outs" or strikes
During the 1830s, wages varied significantly depending on the industry and geographic location. In urban areas, skilled workers could earn around $1 to $2 per day, while unskilled laborers often received less, sometimes as low as $0.50 per day. Agricultural workers typically earned even lower wages, reflecting the seasonal nature of farm work. Overall, the economic conditions of the time, coupled with the lack of labor regulations, meant that many workers struggled to make ends meet.
The scarcity of workers was the reason that wages were higher in colonial Pennsylvania than in England. Many people immigrated to America during the 1600s because the wages were higher and the land was cheaper.
it depended what they did. in england women got 1 shilling a year!
they feared it would lower the wages of working men.