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Labor Unions and Legislation
After reading the article “Problems of Labor and Industrialization,” answer the questions below.
1. What hardships did laborers face in the early years of industrialization?
2. How did relationships between employers and employees change with the rise of the Industrial Revolution?
3. Labor unions generally have seven goals. List them below.
4. List and describe the three methods by which labor disputes are generally settled.
5. List and explain four tactics used by unions during labor disputes and four tactics used by employers
during labor disputes.
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6. Why did government begin to abandon laissez-faire and instead get involved in the growing industries in
the early 1800s?
7. List and explain four specific examples of protective legislation enacted by government during the 1800s.
8. What was the purpose of Social Security laws?