1.)What were 3 pieces of information you chose? Why did you choose them?
"Laborers were forced to work 14 to 16 hour work days in order to fulfill their quota, they worked in unsafe conditions, and they were paid $400-$500 a year, while living costs estimated $800 a year."
"While the workers wages went down, the prices for living remained the same and the laborers were inevitably bound to their company through debt."
"As his fortune grew, the poor were stuck in a rut. As a consequence to this unfair treatment, workers began organizing labor unions."The first quote represents the hard unfair working and living conditions laborers had to deal with especially with the low pay they had which couldn't support them at all. They were just put into more debt. The second quote shows the misfortune of these laborers as they were accumilating debt which debted their lives to the company because they were underpaid and paid even less. The third quote explains the workers reason for starting laborer unions. As the employer/business owner made more money, the poor were still poor, the rich grew richer, causing laborers to form labor unions.
2.)Were labor unions necessary? Why?
I believe labor unions were necessary for today, if it weren't for the labor unions back then, the people of today would be in the situation they were in a century ago. It was also appropriate because it was unfair the laborers had to be treated and paid what they were.
3.)Did the government make monopolies? How?
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