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The general attitude toward labor unions will vary from class to class. Some will be very supportive of labor unions, some won't, and some will be split. Attitudes will probably largely be based on whether or not labor unions have a positive effect on the person and/or members of their families, or whether or not a person believes the unions have a positive effect on society as a whole.
African American workers joined Labor Unions.
The labor unions wanted better pay, reasonable working hours, better working conditions, etc. for workers.
There are no state laws about labor unions except state employee unions. Federal law preempts state labor law.
Labor unions shared some of the goals of social reform movements by seeking to improve life for poor workers
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Many people distrusted unions because some were organized by socialists.
Labor unions were the groups that were most affected by the Red Scare. Some American businesses used the Red Scare as a method to demonize labor unions, claiming they were all communists. As a result, the unions, who had become very strong, lost over a million members. In actuality, communist membership in labor unions was very small, and mainly within the unions within the Congress of Industrial Organizations.
Labor unions were the groups that were most affected by the Red Scare. Some American businesses used the Red Scare as a method to demonize labor unions, claiming they were all communists. As a result, the unions, who had become very strong, lost over a million members. In actuality, communist membership in labor unions was very small, and mainly within the unions within the Congress of Industrial Organizations.
Labor unions put pressure on employers and the government to improve working conditions for coal miners. Technology made it possible for machines to do some of the tasks that were dangerous for humans.