Initial Labor Response

In America's past, labor has changed and shifted in many different areas and fields. In the late 19th century, workers were gathering to work together on common goals such as work conditions and better pay, and benefits  In the 20th century, labor unions were very more powerful on giving workers the goals they were working for. In 1913, the U.S. Department of Labor was formed and today, there are over 180 statues about wages, health safety, employment, pension, equal employment, training, unemployment income, collective barraging. The DOT makes sure that their statues are enforced, and that people get their rights whether it be pay, benefits or anything work related. There has been many different labor acts under DOT including the Social Security Act of 1935 which gives people money from the government that they saved to use during their retirement, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which outlawed major forms of discrimination against racial, ethnic, and national and religious minorities and women. It also ended unequal voter registration requirements and racial segregation in schools, at the workplace, and in public places. Child labor is no longer allowed during school hours on school days, and there are many other rules which make working better for the people of America better than anywhere else in the world. The DOT is very important for labor laws and enforcement in the United States, and it keeps the U.S. very advanced in the work place as compared to the rest of the world.