WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
SECOND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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To stop the Labor Unions
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To create a monopoly in the oil industry
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To make sure workers did not strike or close factories down
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To fight for better pay, shorter work weeks, and better conditions
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Detailed explanation-1: -The AFL sought tangible economic gains, such as higher wages, shorter hours, and better conditions, in addition to staying out of politics. The AFL strategy involved using strikes to pressure owners to improve work conditions.
Detailed explanation-2: -We advocate for strengthening Social Security and private pensions, ensuring fair tax policies, and making high-quality, affordable health care available to all. We fight for keeping good jobs at home by reforming trade rules, reindustrializing the U.S. economy and providing worker protections in the global economy.
Detailed explanation-3: -The American Federation of Labor practiced collective bargaining to negotiate better wages, shorter working hours, safer working conditions, and other benefits for their members.
Detailed explanation-4: -Rather than trying to abolish the wage-labor system, it sought to use strikes to gain higher wages, lower working hours, and better working conditions for its members.