68,178 Union colored soldiers were killed or wounded during the Civil War, 2,751 of which were shot, stabbed, or exploded to death. The rest either died of disiese, starvaton, drowning, were captured, ore lost to other causes.
70,000 Volunteers lost their lives.
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There were growing craft unions during the Civil War for a few reasons. One of these reasons that they needed to have unity.
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In the US and Europe after WW II, unions helped to ensure rising wages and the continuation of benefits such as pensions and health insurance which began during the war.
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Early unions excluded African Americans during the 1800s. African Americans started their own unions.
African American workers joined Labor Unions.
African Americans joined the Labor Unions.
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Wartime shortages affected just about everyone including unions and volunteer organizations. Pay raises and striking were limited during the war and volunteers were expected to work many hours.
Congress of South African Trade Unions was created in 1985.
Craft unions and industrial unions were two types of unions formed by American workers.
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The Knights of Labor is an example of a type of union that emerged during the nation's industrial boom. Others include the Industrial Workers of the World, and the American Railway Union.
During the 1950s, labor unions were under heavy scrutiny by the government for corruption, racketeering, and other illegal deeds. This caused a missed trust of unions amongst the American public.
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