A6+-+labor+force

How did the labor force respond to the poor conditions that existed during the Industrial Revolution?

The labor forces were all affected majorly by the terrible conditions from, low payments that barely got families by, to major injuries such as lost limbs or infections because of the low level of sanitation. Families were forced to send their children to work since they could not pull in enough money for the family to live, factories would be filled with these young boys and girls who didn't even go to school, their childhood was based off of labor. All the workers were outraged because of the risk that they put their lives in but, still did not receive good payments. This was how the forming of Unions began. People formed different types of Unions with different outcomes, from violent to non violent. A lot of Unions were small since many people were too scared to lose their job since they needed the money so desperately, but there were some Unions that were large since so many people were fed up with the payment and the treatment they received. One of the more famous strikes is the Ludlow Massacre, where workers were so angry at the conditions that they even formed their own militia and ended the strike with a firefight that burned down the tent camp, killed 36 women and children and 13 strikers.
 * By Djamon Dupree **