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In the United States, strikes were an extremely useful tool for unions until about 1980. Strikes gained benefits for the workers and made the unions a strong political force. In 1976 Jimmy Carter was elected president. A sunset provision was established for a number of governmental boards and agencies that served no purpose. When Ronald Reagin was elected president in 1980, those boards and agencies expired. Small, non unionized steel mills using the oxygen process could produce steel for far less money than the large corporations using the bessemer convertors. Without the governmental regulations, strikes no longer worked in private enterprise. They still worked in government. Today, most union members are government employees. They make far more money than their counterparts in the same jobs in private enterprise. Strikes work where the government has a monopoly. They stopped working where deregulation and competition came in.

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The government usually sided with business owners


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The rash of strikes during 1919 were mainly due to the aftermath of World War I, and problems with labor and union power struggles. The Great Steel Strike was the most widely-spread strike. Other strikes in 1919 were the Seattle General Strike, Barcelona Revolutionary Strike, Dutch Steel Workers Strike, and the General Steel Strike in France.


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The Strike actions of any workers are generally motivated by their dissatisfaction and grievances experienced while working. Therefore, the goal of most workers when going on a strike is to somehow put the pressure on government to change their policies or in some other way pressure their employers to improve the conditions in which they work, payment etc. Government employees do not strike, it is illegal to do so and union leaders who allow strikes get jailed. Private company strikers walk out either to protest alleged violations of labor law (unfair labor practice strikes) or to pressure the employer for money in contract negotiation (economic strikers).


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Strikes hurt the companies because none is making their products & it hurts the strikers because they don't get paid.


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What union was known for staging violent strikes against companies.?

what union was known for staging violent strikes against companies.


How did Andrew Carnegie treat his workers?

Andrew Carnegie treated his workers poorly by paying low wages and enforcing long hours without proper working conditions. He also used violent tactics to suppress worker protests and strikes.


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Strikes have evolved over time with changes in labor laws, technology, and worker organization. In the past, strikes were often spontaneous and violent, whereas now they are more likely to be planned and peaceful. Globalization has also led to more coordinated strikes across different countries and industries. Additionally, the rise of social media has made it easier for workers to organize and mobilize for strikes.


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