WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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Most employers were very hostile toward workers’ efforts to organize.
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Most factory workers were satisfied with their wages and working conditions.
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The Federal Government declared that unions were illegal.
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Workers preferred to negotiate with factory owners as individuals rather than as members of a group.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which factor most limited the growth of labor unions during the late 1800’s? Most employers were very hostile toward workers’ efforts to organize. Most factory workers were satisfied with their wages and working conditions.
Detailed explanation-2: -Basic Answer: In the late 1800s, workers organized unions to solve their problems. Their problems were low wages and unsafe working conditions. The solution was for the work-ers to cooperate and form unions. First, workers formed local unions and later formed national unions.
Detailed explanation-3: -Why did workers form unions in the late 19th century? Unfair hiring and unacceptable working conditions required workers to band together to improve their lot. What factors limited the success of unions? High unemployment and low skills requirement meant that striking union workers could easily be replaced.
Detailed explanation-4: -Which tactics were used by big business during the late 1800s to limit the power of labor unions? Picketing, Walkouts, Collective Bargaining, Mediation were all attempts by the WORKERS to get Wage increases and Shorter hours.