USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

SECOND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the main benefit that labor unions of the late 19th century gained for their members?
A
job security
B
improved wages and hours
C
paid vacations
D
health insurance
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -On the other hand, “industrial unions” dominated the landscape of the late nineteenth century U.S. labor movement. Their goal was to organize all workers in a given industry regardless of skill level. Typically, they also disallowed discrimination based on race or national origin.

Detailed explanation-3: -Labor unions arose in the nineteenth century as increasing numbers of Americans took jobs in factories, mines, and mills in the growing industrial economy.

Detailed explanation-4: -ADVERTISEMENTS: 2. Union protects the economic interest of the workers and ensures a reasonable wage for them, so it improves the economic lot of workers by securing higher wages, bonus, allowances and perquisites etc.

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