The Labor Movement |
The labor movements were a time in US history where workers formed unions to fight for better wages, reasonable work hours, and safer working conditions. The unions also intended to end child labor and ensure health benefits and provide aid to the retired and injured workers. Unions were nothing new to the american people. 1818 was the real start to the creation of the unions. During the 1920s, there was a sharp decline in the involvement of labor unions do to an increase in individual wealth. Membership fell and the lack of leadership was no help. The unions were no longer able to organize proper strikes or get their messages across. Despite the fall in membership, activists such as John L. Lewis lead a national strike with the coal miners. These strikes eventually earned the employees the rights they deserved.