Conflict Between 1877-1894

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After reading chapter 18, discuss the conflict between organized labor and business. What role did the government play in this conflict? Describe the various labor conflicts from
1877-1894.

The conflict arose when the labors became fed up of wages and work conditions. They were force to work no less than 10 hours a day for six days out of the week. They were allotted little to no vacation days by the businesses that they worked for. They had to show up each day and work in order to keep their jobs. Also, they pay was very minimal. Skilled worked earned as little as 20 cents per hour, and unskilled workers earned even less. With very little pay being offer, women as well as children had to go to work just to make ends meet. …show more content…
They wanted to continue to pay every worker as little as possible, work them long hours, and simply leave thing the way they were. To deal with these issues, unions began to form. They first successful group to attempt to rectify the problems was the Knights of Labor. They even allowed female workers to be a part of the group. The platform of the Knights of Labor was stopping child labor and 8-hour work days. As the union grew, the it became too much for its founder and the union eventually failed.
There was the another organization formed called the American Federation of Labor. The aim was to improve pay, cut work hours, and provide better working conditions. They believed strikes and boycotts would help get these things accomplished. There were more than 2 million members by the year1914. Out of the 2 million members, blacks were not a part of the organization. AFL made the membership so high, blacks couldn’t afford them.

Many employers were completely concerned with supply and demand not the workers’ well-being. Employers filed an injunction with the court to stop the union workers from interfering with production. The Supreme Court backed the employers to rid the strike.
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