industrial workers

Cards (5)

  • Industrial workers aims: limit workers right to protest and achieve autarky.
  • success for industrial workers: Increased DAF membership from 5 million in 1933 to 22 million in 1939; set working hours and limit strikes. Strength through Joy work schemes were successful in providing holidays and activities. 2.3 million enjoyed these holidays in 1934 and 10.4 million in 1938.
  • Failures for industrial workers: real wage rose to level of 1929 in 1938, working hours increased, workers forced to pay expensive DAF insurance/ tax
  • failures for industrial workers: 100,000 in army in 1933 and 1.4 million in 1939, women squeezed out of work and despite strength through joy 0 people got a Volkswagen beetle.
  • Nazi's successful in limiting powers of industrial workers however they had poor pay and working conditions.