What provoked labor protest in the early nineteenth century? What form

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.