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American Workforce In The Late 1800s And Early 1900s

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The United States of American workforce in the late 1800s and early 1900s was very unfair. Due to the unfairness, workers banded together to form Unions. Owners and bosses hated Unions and would fight against them, which would start strikes against the Unions. Unions only wanted fairness and the major problems they faced when they first formed were, fighting for equal wages, fighting for safe work conditions, and the fight for better working hours. Better wages was one of the key things all Unions wanted. In this time period people would have to send there whole family to work so that there was enough money for food and housing. The average worker made $422 annually. A three bedroom apartment with no water cost 10-12 dollars a month. So money
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