Organized Labor and Strikes (jan 1, 1850 – jan 1, 1886)
Description:
Cause:1. low wages
2. unsafe working conditions
Effect:
1. workers formed local unions in single factories
2. unions used strikes to force employers to increase wages or make working conditions safer
Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1850
jan 1, 1886
~ 36 years