WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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safer workplaces
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an eight-hour workday
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higher pay
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all of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -People joining together in unions: Gain a fair return on work through collective bargaining. Negotiate for good benefits and retirement security. Make workplaces safer and more dignified.
Detailed explanation-2: -Unions have historically formed to ensure fair wages, benefits and better working conditions for their members. They negotiate with businesses and governments on behalf of employees, who either work a particular type of job or in a particular industry.
Detailed explanation-3: -The typical activities of trade unions include providing assistance and services to their members, collectively bargaining for better pay and conditions for all workers, working to improve the quality of public services, political campaigning and industrial action.