Asked by
Mohit Sharma
on Oct 17, 2024Verified
What modern example fulfills the goals of the Workingmen's Parties?
A) Machinery being used to handle boring and repetitive jobs in a factory.
B) The president intervening in a strike in order to keep the transportation system running.
C) Congress raising the federal minimum wage.
D) A company downsizing to increase its profits and its payments to shareholders.
E) Nurses working three twelve-hour shifts per week, with four days off.
Workingmen's Parties
Early political groups in the United States, active in the 1820s and 1830s, that advocated for the rights and interests of working-class men, including calls for shorter workdays and the abolition of debtor prisons.
Machinery
Tools, equipment, and devices that use mechanical power and are designed to perform specific tasks, significantly enhancing productivity and efficiency in various industries.
Federal Minimum Wage
The lowest legal wage that employers can pay their employees, as established by federal law in the United States.
- Recognize the principal social movements and conditions of labor defining the period, inclusive of the Second Great Awakening, along with viewpoints concerning wage labor and strikes.
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Learning Objectives
- Recognize the principal social movements and conditions of labor defining the period, inclusive of the Second Great Awakening, along with viewpoints concerning wage labor and strikes.