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Why did labor unions see the arrival of the Irish immigrants as a threat?
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∙ 13y ago
There were no legal unions in the 1840's when the Irish diaspora started.
US workers saw that new English speaking immigrants desperate for work were a bigger competition for jobs than were non-English speakers.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoImmigration provides a source of cheap labor. It is in the interest of labor unions to keep the price of labor high. If labor was readily available and cheap, the unions would not command respect. Union members would be uncompetitive with nonunion workers.
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∙ 12y agoBecause Australia is only so big. If everyone immigrated from other countries such as China and America, it will get very crowded. By 2050 it is estimated the you will only be able to have 2 children in a family! Labor like the tourist industry but not the rising population.
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∙ 13y ago- Labor unions oppose immigration and immigrants because it believes these people take jobs away from U.S. citizens. ChaCha
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When did Congress of Irish Unions end?
Congress of Irish Unions ended in 1959.
When was Congress of Irish Unions created?
Congress of Irish Unions was created in 1945.
When was Irish Congress of Trade Unions created?
Irish Congress of Trade Unions was created in 1959.
who broughr the jack-o-lantern to america?
living human but really it was Irish immigrants
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Yes there were Irish immigrants that helped to build railroads.
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The Irish immigrants landed in Brooklyn, in the united states in 1835.
Where are Irish immigrants going?
Irish immigrants are going to Ireland, Irish emigrants are going to many places including America, Australia, Britain and Canada.
Who is the President of the Irish League of Credit Unions?
At the time of answering the question, January 2013, Jimmy Johnstone is the president of the Irish League of Credit Unions.
How many credit unions in Ireland?
There are over 500 credit unions in Ireland, that are members of the Irish League of Credit Unions.
Was America what the Irish immigrants thought it would be?
No, it was better. Irish immigrants had rights and freedoms in America, when they previously did not in their home country.
Who were the early immigrants of Cincinnati?
The early immigrants of Cincinnati are the Germans and the Irish.
Who were the laborers who built the railroads?
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