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Most American industrialists did not favor labor unions. Organizers were usually not granted permission to enter the work place to try and organize workers. Workers who supported unions or joined unions or tried to encourage unions were black listed. That meant their names were circulated around the business community and they were not hired if they applied for a job. Often business would hire "goons" who used force and intimidation to break up strikes or to prevent labor organizers from trying to enter plants. Workers who did join unions often lost their jobs. Many of the early unions tried to remain secret until they had enough strength to go public. The government usually supported the business owners in disputes with unions.
Early unions excluded African Americans during the 1800s. African Americans started their own unions.
the government outlawed participation in strikes and other forms of labor protests
False. Employers exchanged blacklists of union members to prevent them from getting jobs and were employed to crush strikes.
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Many people distrusted unions because some were organized by socialists.
The public believed that the unions were in favor of radical ideas.
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Many unions experience divisions related to members being split over decisions regarding strikes, during the late 1800s and early 1900s. This resulted in large unions splitting into smaller ones.
False. Many early unions were actually anti-capitalistic in their philosophy, advocating for workers' rights and protections against the exploitation by capitalist employers. These unions sought to improve working conditions, wages, and overall well-being of workers through collective bargaining and organizing.