These things were the minimum wage, laws against child labor, 40 hours a week and more that came about. Then American workers finally began to work for profit, rather than before when they worked not for profit. This led to the economy seeing a continuation of strikes across the nation, which is unheard of today. Workers were only able to fight the unions to get their interests. Unions were busted by employers and politicians with police forces and hired enforcers; the battles were sometimes literal. It was not uncommon for riots, bombing or even deaths during this
These things were the minimum wage, laws against child labor, 40 hours a week and more that came about. Then American workers finally began to work for profit, rather than before when they worked not for profit. This led to the economy seeing a continuation of strikes across the nation, which is unheard of today. Workers were only able to fight the unions to get their interests. Unions were busted by employers and politicians with police forces and hired enforcers; the battles were sometimes literal. It was not uncommon for riots, bombing or even deaths during this