1. Trade Unions
Trade Unions had become increasing powerful and began lobbying for better wages and working conditions for their members. Trade unions also lobbied to employers about the hiring of non-union labour or "black" labour in the workforce. ... However the strikes failed and were not very successful in a achieving their goals Trade Unions were organisations formed by workers in an industry that fought for better pay and working conditions for its members. The 1830s saw the start of the trade unionism with many craftsman coming together to pay workers unemployment, sickness and funeral benefits. The...
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