Question

This Question has two parts. Please make sure to answer both parts for full credit.

Labor unions were formed in the late 1880s, after they were formed, factory life changed dramatically.

Part A: Compare and contrast at least two aspects of factory life (for the workers) before and after the organization of labor unions in the late 1880s.
Part B: Explain one strategy that labor unions used to achieve changes in the factories.

Answer 1

Part A: In the late 1800s, workers organized unions to solve their problems. Their problems were low wages and unsafe working conditions

The labor movement in the United States grew out of the need to protect the common interest of workers. For those in the industrial sector, organized labor unions fought for better wages, reasonable hours and safer working conditions. The labor movement led efforts to stop child labor, give health benefits and provide aid to workers who were injured or retired.

Part B: Workers formed local unions in single factories. These unions used strikes to try to force employers to increase wages or make working conditions safer.