The Expectations of Workers in America

Expectations of male workers in their working environment can be linked to several events which are rooted deeply in the past. In the U.S. history, the struggle that workers underwent cannot be erased from the minds of many historians. Workers were subjected to tough conditions of work, which were characterized by low salaries, long-working hours and lack of compensations for injuries among others (Minchin, 2012). As such, they joined hands with labor unions so that these conditions could be made favorable. In many situations workers were often frustrated with the problems that they encountered as they fought for their rights. However, their struggle yielded the required outcomes as years passed. As such, it can be argued that the expectations of male workers in the working environments were subjected to significant changes in the progressive, World War II and post-war eras. This follows the events that were witnessed by employees in these periods.

The progressive period was characterized by a difficult moment in which male workers experienced problems in the work environment. In this era, most of the workers were men, and this made them experience all problems that were linked to work environment. On the other side, women were often left at home to perform domestic chores such as cleaning, cooking and raising children. As such, most of the progressives were involved in the search and adoption of measures that could make working conditions favorable. However, in most situations, the efforts of these individuals yielded mixed outcomes. Thus, workers’ expectations of achieving suitable conditions in their working environment were often diminished. On the contrary, it was noted that the actions of workers always produced better resul...

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