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Digital History: Labor Protests

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A sure sign that manufacturing was moving from the home to the factory was the organization of skilled workers to protest wage reductions and working conditions. Read about the tension between these skilled workers and their employers as the workers attempted to form unions to represent their interests. See also the progressive agendas the groups supported in the mid-1800s.

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