Please respond to the following in a primary posting of at least 175 words. In a

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Please respond to the following in a primary posting of at least 175 words. In addition, please make a substantive comment (at least five sentences) to one [1] of your classmates. Chapter 17 deals with the tremendous industrial growth that occurred in the United States at the close of the nineteenth century. This was a period of great wealth but also a period that held enormous poverty. Coupled with the rise of industrialization there was also the growth of the American Federation of Labor and the Knights of Labor. Click the week two link Click the Chapter 17: The Industrial Revolution link Click the Primary Sources link Click the documents entitled: Impact of the Factory on Worker Health and Samuel Gompers Congressional Testimony Regarding AFL Unions Read the docs Next read the doc entitled "Sadie Frowne" Answer all of the following questions: Based on the three docs, describe the challenges workers faced in the new industrial economy. Students should use specific examples from the two docs that describe working conditions. How did the American Federation of Labor attempt to address these issues?

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The work conditions as described in the document mention sweatshops, or the factories meant to produce the garments, where the work was hardly regulated. The expolitation was rampant, work hours undefined and the employee health and safety unattended to. The wages were miserably low and the workers had no unified voice against this. The AFL was the origin of labor movement that opposed these discriminatory practices.AFL advocated for hygienic, safe and healthy work environment, fair wages and working hours and opposed discrimination and expolitation.After initial setbacks, the organization was successful in leading efforts to stop child labor, give health benefits and provide aid to workers who were injured or retired.

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