What provoked labor protest in the early nineteenth century? What form did that protest take? How successful was it?
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER
Consider:
Provocation: low wages; long hours; competition from unskilled labor; working conditions; declining standard of workmanship.
Protest: labor unions (NTU); strikes; Working Men’s political parties.
Limited success: 10 hour workday movement; Commonwealth v. Hunt.
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