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Big Business and Labor. Andrew Carnegie. Entered the steel business in 1873 Modeled his industry off of Great Britain’s By 1899 he manufactured more steel than all companies in Great Britain combined Business Strategies - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Big Business and Labor
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Andrew CarnegieEntered the steel business in 1873Modeled his industry off of Great Britain’s
◦By 1899 he manufactured more steel than all companies in Great Britain combined
Business Strategies◦Vertical integration-a process in which he
bought out all his suppliers (ex: coal fields and iron mines, ore freighters, and railroad lines
◦Horizontal integration-having companies producing similar products merge to have a monopoly
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Social DarwinismGrew out of the English Charles
Darwin’s theory of evolutionHelped regulate economics with
laissez faire ◦Natural law governed business not
the government
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“If ya can’t beat em, Join em!”Many industrialists pursued
horizontal integration in the form of mergers
Holding companies◦Set up monopolies by setting up a
company that did nothing but hold stocks
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RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller
◦Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Company of Ohio
◦Formed trust agreements◦People in the trust turned their stock
over to a group of trustees◦These companies were in turn
entitled to dividends on profits earned by the trusts
◦Not Legal Mergers!
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Robber BaronsRockefeller earned high profits by
under paying his employees◦Then was able to sell oil at a lower
price◦Once he controlled the market he
would hike the price back upRockefeller, ruthless
businessman, heavy philanthropist
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“What a funny little government”
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Sherman Antitrust actMade it illegal to form a trust that
interfered with free trade between states or other countries
The act never defined the term “trust” and the government eventually quit trying to enforce the act
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Labor Unions EmergeLong hours and Danger
◦12 hour work days◦Six days a week◦No vacation, sick leave,
unemployment compensation or workman’s compensation
1882 an average of 675 laborers were killed in work related accidents EACH WEEK!
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FamilyBetween 1890-1910
◦Women working for wages doubled from 4 million to more than 8 million
◦20% of boys under the age 15 ◦10% of girls under the age 15
Some as young as 5 years old
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Labor Organizing1866 first labor union formed National Labor Union (NLU)
◦Refused to admit African Americans lead to the creation of the CNLU
NLU wanted to link existing local unions◦Knights of Labor
“An injury to one is the conern of all”Both supported
◦8 hour workday◦“equal pay for equal work”
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Union MovementsSamuel Gompers led the Cigar Makers’
International Union to join with other craft unions to form the American Federation of Labor (AFL)
Focused on◦Collective bargining on wages, hours and
working conditionsUsed strikes as a major tactic
◦Led to the average weekly wages to rise from $17.50 to $24
◦Work week from 55 hours to 49 hours
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Strikes turn violentThe Great Strike of 1877
◦ B&O railroad workers protest wage cut◦ Federal troops had to be called in to end the strike
after several state governors' had to ask President Hayes to stop the strike
The Haymarket Affair◦ 3,000 people gather at Chicago’s Haymarket Square◦ Protesting police brutality after one striker had been
killed and several injured ◦ Someone tossed a bomb into the police line and the
police fired on the workers◦ Seven police officers and several workers died in the
following chaos
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Strikes turn ViolentThe Homestead Strike
◦ Three detectives and nine workers died, steelworkers forced out the Pinkerton Detective Agency and kept the plant closed until the National Guard arrived
The Pullman Company Strike◦ More than 2,000 workers laid off and wages cut by
25 to 50% for the others◦ Many workers were taking home less than $6 a week◦ Pullman hired strikebreakers and federal troops were
sent in ◦ Pullman fired most of the strikers and blacklisted
many of them so they would never be hired again
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Women Organize Marry Harris Jones- supported the Great Strike of
1877 and later organized for the United Mine Workers of America
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory◦ Fire broke out on March 25 in New York City◦ Doors had been locked to prevent theft◦ Only one door could be opened, but it was blocked by fire◦ The women were on the 8,9, and 10th floors and the New
York Fireman’s latter only reached 6 floors high 146 women died
◦ Public was outraged when the jury acquitted the factory owners of manslaughter
◦ Triangle Fire