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Coal strike
Coal miners fought for better wages and shorter hours of work
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Department of commerce and Labor
Established to reduce tension between management and labor. Included a division called the Bureau of corporations with authority to investigate corporations without sacrificing economic efficiency.
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Child Labor
The child Labor committee was established to abolish child labor
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Food and Drug Act
Pure food and drug act and the meat inspection act are passed in order to protect the public's health and their welfare.
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Sweatshop worker deaths
149 sweatshop workers were killed in a factory fire which later gave awareness to urban work environments.
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Senate corruption
The seventeenth amendment is put in place to stop senate corruption. promoting moral improvement -
Clayton Antitrust Act
bans monopolistic and unfair business practices and affirms the right to go on strike.
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The Adamson Act
Established eight hour work days for workers.
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Women's right to vote
the nineteenth amendment was passed giving all women the right to vote Promoting moral improvement -
Prohibition
The eighteenth amendment is passed banning the sale of liquor. creating economic reform