Question

Which statement about labor unions in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries is false?

Unions had more power than individual workers because one worker can be fired easily but not a whole group.

Business leaders often reacted to strikes by hiring armed men and scabs to break them up.

The American public, the press, and business owners overwhelmingly supported the cause of labor unions.

The main purpose of early labor unions was to get better conditions and better pay for workers.

Answer 1

It is c because neither the press nor the American public supported labor unions.

Answer 2

The American public, the press, and business owners overwhelmingly supported the cause of labor unions.

Step-by-step explanation:

They did not support them, especially not the business owners.