The Tough Times that Labor Had Before and While They Were Forming Unions

After the Civil War (1861-1865) Americans faced many challenges in dealing with work issues. These challenges provided hardships for their way in life. It prompt the workers of this time to form Unions in order to protect themselves and provide a safety rope. The forming of unions gave the workers a voice in the large companies, who would otherwise, not be heard.
Technology was one of the challenges that workers faced. This new technology was good for the companies but back for the laborers. Their jobs were being taken away from the machines that could do the work but at even a faster rate of production. These machines rapidly took over the labor where men use to be. Most people still had jobs, but it made it a little harder to get one when they were competing against machines who could out produce the workers.
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