Rise+of+Labor+Unions-rindi

Nearly 1.3 million people were working in factories by 1860. Women and children would work accept the jobs for lower wages than the men; even the men weren't very well paid. All workers worked through terrible conditions for twelve hours a day. Hoping for higher wages and shorter work days, some workers began to organize labor unions. Labor Unions are groups of workers who press for better working conditions and member benefits. About 300,000 workers were in these groups in the late 1820's and early 1830's. Although there were so many people in the groups, courts often saw them as unlawful conspiricies and most employeers refused to work with them.