middle class had very little influence on politics and government (Boardman 38).In the early nineteenth century people where using labels like “working classes” and “middle classes.” This designation was to separate people who had achieved success in commerce, industry, and other professions. They were considered the upper class. The upper class had a great control over the political system. This was not good for the working class and middle class because it left them no say in the government. However, some of the more powerful middle class men pushed for the Reform Act of 1832 and the deletion of the Corn Laws of 1846 (Wohl 1).The high Victorian era ended toward the end of the 1860s-1870s. The year that started the late Victorian era was 1867 when the Second Reform Bill was doubled. In this year the town workers were starting to have some say in town government. Now what had been unraveling for decades was taking affect. The middle class had already achieved power in government and now it was the worker’s turn. The upper class was bitter over the success that the workers were gaining, but they had no other choice than to accept what was happening (Boardman 38).Increased industrialization was becoming a concern of the workers. They started strikes protesting the addition of machines because their jobs were being compromised. The only that workers were heard was by striking. In a way this was their identity, but it was not always good. Some workers were beaten or even arrested. At times the factory owners would pay police officers to arrest them for false reasons. Companies were competing over who had the most technology and this sparked all the strikes (Balkin 15).The industrialization of the country was changing and so was the relationship of the employer and employee. The workers and the management had problems more often and there were more strikes. The workers organized into groups and fought for thei...
