Question

Industrial workers could count on all of the following except

A. A lifetime of hard work and no retirement funds.

B. Almost no workmen's compensation if they were injured on the job.

C. The need for their children to go to work to help support the family.

D. Their labor union being respected and protecting their jobs.

Answer 1

Industrial workers could count on all of the following except D) Their labor union being respected and protecting their jobs.

The industrial revolution represented period of great technological and economic development. However, the revolution brought severe social consequences to the low classes, who had to work in harmful conditions and were exploited. Moreover, labor unions were highly rejected by governments and owners of factories. In fact, at the beginning, many of them functioned secretly since they were persecuted.

Answer 2

The correct answer is D) Their labor union being respected and protecting their jobs.

In the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in America, workers came together to fight for better working conditions and pay by forming labor unions. However, these unions initially had very little power or respect. Some Americans viewed this unions as socialist, as they called for government interference in the economy. Along with this, labor unions had no way to protect workers from being fired in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.