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The Meat Inspection Act is passed
This act was passed to keep these Meatpacking factories from providing meat that had dangerous ingredients and was unsanitary for comsumers. -
Four major Meatpacking companies brought smaller companies to the United States
Many people during this time needed a meat-producing factory that was local and efficient. -
Most of Chicago's packing house workers were recent immigrants
Many immigrants had come to America looking for an opportunity at a job to get money to help support their families. -
The Meatpackers Union goes on strike, demanding better wages and working conditions
Immigrants wanted to be treated right and get the right amount of money for what they worked for. -
Uptown Sinclair spent seven weeks in the slaughterhouses and observed the treatment of workers and the treatment of the workers and the conditions of the spaces.
He journalized his observations and treatment to show people the horrors of the Meatpacking industry. -
Congress passed The Pure Food and Drug act.
The law required that manufacturers used safe ingredients and advertised them truthfully. -
Uptown Sinclair publishes The Jungle to show the problems the laborers faced.
He wanted to show the public the dirty truth about the Meatpacking industries. -
Roosevelt included factory regulation in his campaign.
Roosevelt supports federal protection for laborers and wanted to help keep them safe. -
The Working Men's Compensation act was made to give financial assistance to laborers who were injured on the job.
This helped protect worker's rights and get them justice and more money.
