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What are labor unions and describe early labor unions?

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What are two early labor unions?
National Labor Union and Knights of Labor.
Which best describes the purpose of a labor union?
To represent the interests of the majority of members, especially about wages and working conditions and benefits.
What effect did labor unions have on labor?
Labor unions saw membership decline
Did labor unions stop child labor?
Yes No one stopped it. Congress outlawed it 80 years ago, under most circumstances, not all. Union have no power to outlaw anyhting.
What were early labor unions like?
Early labor unions had nearly no rights, and were only just scratching the surface with their methods of resistance against their employers, and were very rare in the early days. This resulted in...