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During the Gilded Age, workers were treated poorly and they needed some way to avoid terrible conditions and low income wages.

Need For Labor Unions

Workplaces were dangerous for workers, with almost no safety precautions. Workers were not paid nearly enough to live off of, especially for the amount of work they did.

Living/Working Conditions For Workers

Big Three Labor Unions

Knights Of Labor----

A secret organization meant to protect its members from employer retaliations.

American Federation Of Labor----

An alliance of craft unions disaffected from the Knights of Labor.

American Railway Union----

Dedicated to uniting all rail workers "into one, compact working force for legislative as well as industrial action."

Leaders Labor Unions