Answered

Discover the answers you need at Westonci.ca, a dynamic Q&A platform where knowledge is shared freely by a community of experts. Discover in-depth answers to your questions from a wide network of professionals on our user-friendly Q&A platform. Get quick and reliable solutions to your questions from a community of experienced experts on our platform.

Why was the British government against labor during the Industrial Revolution

Sagot :

Answer:

Labor unions arose in the nineteenth century as increasing numbers of Americans took jobs in factories, mines, and mills in the growing industrial economy.

The Knights of Labor, founded in 1869, was the first major labor organization in the United States. The Knights organized unskilled and skilled workers, campaigned for an eight hour workday, and aspired to form a cooperative society in which laborers owned the industries in which they worked.

The Knights’ membership collapsed following the 1886 Haymarket Square riot in Chicago. By 1886 the American Federation of Labor (AFL), an alliance of skilled workers’ trade unions, was growing.