Thrilling thoughts emerged after seeing some artwork at the San Jose Museum of Art. This artwork titled Fallen Fruit by David Burns and Austin Young was the amazement and inspiration for the topic of this article. The piece made me think about working conditions and how much they have improved over the last century. The digital print coldly depicts assembly line workers packing fruit for a company. The print shows the average worker in black and white while the environment juxtaposes the workers with its bright colors. The contrast between the monochrome workers and the colorful environment creates a feeling where the worker is lost in a sea of ​​colors and reveals a sense of seriousness of the morbid reality that most workers faced in the 1920s. This contrast was created by Burns and Young as a metaphor to enlighten the public about the emphasis that companies placed on the workplace itself and the products that were manufactured rather than on the conditions of the workers. The workers' point of view and concentration in the press also helps create a feeling of contempt for workers. This cruel reality established by the press brought me to the train of thought of the Progressive Era. An era of great change, progressive reforms improved the quality of life of the average worker and helped pave the way for future improvements. Although progressive workplace reforms were loosely enforced, these labor reforms were effective in helping create better working conditions, helping regulate large businesses, and pushing for the creation of unions and bureaus. The Progressive Era was a movement in the United States from 1890 to the 1920s, when social and political reforms to combat corruption in g...... middle of paper ...... declared them unconstitutional and Progressives they went back to the drawing board. Congress attempted to pass more such laws in 1924, but “the conservative political climate of the 1920s, coupled with opposition from some church groups and agricultural organizations who feared a possible increase in federal power in areas related to children, prevented to many states to ratify it” (Yellowitz). The implementation of reforms has also been lackluster. In the case of child labor, which was limited in 1938, it was said that the implementation of this reform “effectiveness in enforcement varies from state to state (Yellowitz). However, the progressives' push was effective in laying the groundwork for subsequent vital legislation. Without this push, who knows how long it would have taken before the government approved social and economic norms that the population today considers normal..