Strikes were a common method of the working class in an attempt to improve their lives. However, the company was in charge of whether they would accommodate the requests of their works, and if they did not want to accept the requests, they did not hesitate to say no. After all, there were many immigrants who were seeking jobs, and gladly would take the low wages since it was better than what they came from (Video-AC). Many strikes would even resort to violence and destruction to force companies to accept what the workers want (Doc D). However, very few actually accumulated to anything and the workers were forced back to work if they wanted to keep their