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labor unions back then in history were very poor due to bosses not caring at all about their workers. Even though the conditions people worked in we’re terrible, the labor unions would provide many jobs for people but it would put their lives at risk due to the bad working conditions that everyone had to work in on a daily basis.

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I feel like labor unions were a good thing and a benefit to workers.I think this because labor unions were an opportunity for workers to potentially higher there wage and lower there work hours, and pretty much fight for there own rights.

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I think that labor unions are good because they give workers a stronger voice and help them achieve higher wages

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In my opinion, I think labor unions have a positive effect on the society. This is because many of the workers helped themselves get a better pay. It is good that workers fight for what they want because the have the motivation to work hard for the money that they deserve to receive. They know that if they keep on working they will come out with a better income.

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In my opinion, labor unions were had a positive effect on the society and were very beneficial to those who worked in them. They allowed groups of workers to speak their minds and give input on what they like or dislike. They are also paid higher wages increasing the amount of money they are given. Also, they have the motivation to work hard and to continue working because they know that they will get paid for their hard work.

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Labor unions have a better effect now than in the past because now there are better working conditions.

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Labor unions are good. They help workers get together in organized groups. This allows them to come to business owners and ask for the things they want, like better pay, as a team and not as a bunch of separate people that no one will pay attention to. This allows them to get what they want and have a lot of people backing them up.

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I think that unions were a good idea but it wasn't very successful. I think positive of that because it allowed workers to stand up for themselves when they felt like they are being treated badly and/or unfair. It gave workers the chance to fight for better working conditions, better pay and less hours of work.

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Honestly, Labor Unions have absolutely no impact on today’s day and age. They are a thing of the past. But hey, who cares? Well, in fact, a lot of people care. Back then, anyways. Labor Unions made people who wanted to protest have a voice in a large crowd. Each and every person in a Union had something to complain about because they all were treated like peasants.

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Labor unions have more of a positive impact now than they did back then. Workers have increased wages which, they have better working conditions which would overall be better for everyone, and there would be more of a will to work because all the conditions that the union would like would somehow be met

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I that labor unions are less present today believe then they were in the past.The big things the unions were fighting for have been accomplished and the government has laws for.So even though there are issues today there are a lot less then the issues we had in the past towards bosses and there work area.This proves that labor unions are not nearly as present today as they were in the past.

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I think that labor unions were a good thing because they allowed workers that were being abused and taken advantage of have a voice. Back in history, workers were treated terribly and were shut down multiple times by big businesses just because the rebellion of employees would harm the profit of the money grabbing business men. Having labor unions allowed the voices of the common people to be heard and the bosses couldn't do much to avoid or ignore it since it was such a big crowd. It also improved job security, and in more recent times, has become a civil way to communicate to corporations and businesses about what their workers want and how to improve on it.

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I think that labor unions were good. I think this because all of the workers go more money/a better wage. It was also good because improved job security. Another reason why it was good was because it lead to good benefits for people. The last reason why I think it is good is because it helped boost productivity.

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I think that labor unions were beneficial because employees got increased wages which helps motivate the business. It also helps everyone get along and work better as a company, which helps to boost productivity. It also helped workers to fight for what they want.

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I think that Unions were a good , but had a lot of down falls for example , in unions it was good that people stood up for themselves and had alot of courage but most of the time they were not given anything in return no higher wages , less hours or better conditions

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I think that labor unions are a good thing. I think this because all of the laborers should have a say in any environment that they work in. Coming together as a group and agreeing on a certain subject is a good way to help co workers in a job environment come closer together. Laborers fighting for what they want is a good way to get a point across, especially if there is a lot of laborers fighting.

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I think that labor unions were a good thing. They gave workers a chance to fight for more rights that they should have already had. Workers could fight for better pay that could actually help their families get food and a home. Better working conditions so that they could be safer for them so that they could make it home everyday and didn't have to worry about dying at work. That's why I think that labor unions were good.

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You can argue if labor unions were a good way of dealing with the conditions or bad. I feel it was good because it was the only way the workers could get attention to help and make the jobs more livable and safe. Some of the ways the workers got their attention I believe wasn't smart but it was going to take a lot to make the change.

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I think labor unions were a bad thing. The owners didn´t care about there workers and there health. But they set for the conditions to be better and able to work in. Also many strikes resulted in deaths for everyone.

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Labor Unions are more good than bad because they help work environments be more helpful and help workers get better compensation. If all the employees come together under a union, they can have more force when they go up to their employer asking for better benefits or higher wages. This is how hours went from 60 a week in the late 1900's to 40 a week today. All the advances that help make the work place better has been established by unions. Some might say that unions are very cruel when it comes to the seniority aspect of companies but that can be avoided by a logical employer. If a person that has been working at a company for a long time deserves to be payed more but the union says equal pay for the same level, make the senior worker a higher level. If a younger employee deserves a pay raise more than an older employee, give it to the younger employee. Those two situations do not outweigh the enormous benefits of having unions in companies. It might not be as easy as not having unions, but it lets everyone be happy and not get cheated out of what they deserve.

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In my opinion labor unions were successful and were good for workers because many hard workers and good workers got their wages increased, better conditions at work and less hours of work.

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Labor unions were a bad thing i believe. Many of them were not successful and backfired on the workers. Also, many strikes resulted in deaths for not just the strikers but also for those trying to break up the strike like policeman.

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I think labor unions were good because they wanted to get better working conditions, more pay, and less hours of work.

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Labor Unions, although they have their flaws, are a good thing for America's working class. They create equal rights for all people in the workplace, and held companies accountable for keeping these standards. They were necessary to workers to create humane working conditions, and without the labor unions, we may still have 6 day work weeks or child labor. The unions kept the big businesses in check and reminded them that their workers were humans and needed fair and equal conditions.

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I think that labor unions were more good than bad because the provided people a reason to fight for better wages, hours, and better working conditions overall. Some unions even achieved their goal. That is the problem with them though, is that they could really screw up your life if you got caught. One really good thing that I thought that labor unions do is to help boost productivity. Mainly, though, I thought that they were just a good place to get together and try to achieve better working conditions.

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labor unions were terrible back in history mainly because the owners had no heart and soul to care for their workers and their health but they set the stage for better conditions and unions to come. they create notice about the situations workers have and can also bring workers together, but can also add confusion to the job like how seniority affects positions in jobs.

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Labor Unions have had a positive impact and they are involved in many advantages. Firstly, unions fight for equal rights and better pay for workers. They also believe in fairness and strive to improve job security. This means that companies should not be able to fire a worker for unjust reasons. In addition, Labor Unions provide great benefits, for health and retirement. This allows workers to have a voice, whereas in non union situations the company decides this issue. Finally, these unions unite individuals to invoke change from the company, which is important to the American society.

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As many side effects as there were, labor unions were highly beneficial. Every new idea/group comes with a catch but these labor unions found a way to work it out. They got paid higher wages and their voices were heard as a group. It was a group of people together who had similar ideas to make the world of working employees a better place.

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Unions were good because they let average workers have a voice in the company. And it help raise wages for many Americans. It help with the safety of workers. They could work with the company to improve worker moral and communication.They had taken care of a lot of benefits form the company. They had increased the length of time a worker would work for a company.

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Historically, unions weren't great. They lead to violence and destruction, and created a bad reputation for themselves. However, in the long run, unions have proved to be a positive thing. Unions are the reason we have fair wages, reasonable work hours, and weekends. Unions also protect their workers from getting fired for inadequate reasons, thus preventing business owners from becoming too powerful. Unions also are good for business. The improved working conditions make workers more motivated, because they can invest their time and energy into doing a good job instead of working around dangerous and unreasonable conditions.

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Unions were good because they use their voice to fight for their rights and beneficial. They helped increase wages, decrease work hour and better working condition but overall they not successful because the way they did were radical, it led to strikes and boycott.

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Unions was good but wasn’t successful, it’s good that people stood up for what they believe and tried to make a change.Because if they didn’t theres no chance anything will change at all.Although they did try to make a change their was no real change in the labor unions so in result it was a failure.

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Unions were a good thing because it allowed people to stick up for what they believe in. This helped them express their feelings and stick it to the boss.

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I believe that creating Unions was a good idea, they originally were not very well thought out. Most of the unions during the late 1800's/ early 1900's seemed to focus too much on protesting and strikes to achieve what most workers desired. However, these just caused union workers to be viewed as out of control radicals that would never be content with what they had. Additionally, even when they got enough people to try to protest, they still were usually not successful as the government at the time was very biased towards the owners of the large companies said workers were retaliating against. Therefore, as they were unable to change very little (at least around the time that they were created), I believe that unions didn't do any more good than harm in the sense that they put more people behind bars than well paying companies.

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I feel that unions were a good idea but history has proven that they weren't very successful. Most strikes led to wages being lowered even more and more work hours added. It has also shown that may deaths and injuries occurred that could have been avoided. In addition, unions came with fair wages so everyone was paid the same. This was not fair to some who deserved a higher wage. In conclusion, Labor unions were a good thought but in reality they were not that affective.

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Unions gave workers a chance to fight and protest in what they believed in. Unions helped workers accomplish there goals for the future of their working condtions. They were overall good but not everything about them was. They often led to corruption and the strikes were disruptive. However,they helped decrese working hours, increase wages, and increase productivity.

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I feel that there were more disadvantages with unions. The workers were put in horrible working conditions, toxins all around their factories with no protection given. Also, the government didn't back up the unions and help the workers out because the government will always be on the business owners side, not the workers. There are also some workers that should be paid higher than others because of what they do in the factory, but everyone is given the same, small wage.

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unions had disadvantes like how the business men of the industry had the upper hand with the government before they union began. They also lost many workers to the dangerous life the factory’s gave. They had advantages with strength in numbers, and their wages went up and their work hours went down in time.

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The idea of the unions were great for a lot of workers who felt they were treated unfair. Because one worker couldn't do anything to change it, but as a group they could step up, and have a better chance of changing their working conditions, working hours or weekly salary.

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Unions were good for many reasons. People who worked hard wanted more pay and benefits and got it from unions. They also were protected from getting fired for small reasons. Unions were able to get things accomplished because there are power in numbers.

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i think the union was a good thing because they increased wages which made it fair because Companies cannot fire an employee for a minute reason if they are a member of a labor union. and also because the money and increasing the wages was all it was about. Families wanted to come home so they serve food for there families and be able to allow there family to live under the same roof.

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I believe the idea of these unions were great. But, when it really comes down to it, they typically were not as successful and they hoped. These strikes often cause injury and deaths, basically for nothing because changes usually dont occur. So, these unions were not a good idea.

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Unions today are much more successful because of the laws that dont allow you to shoot into a crowd of strikers. Today workers can try to argue with their boss to give them a good wage for the other workers.

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Most Union leaders were right for what they were fighting for and should not have died or got killed due to government favoring the owners over workers.

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I believe that these unions were good because they let the union workers stand up for themselves for their rights because they felt they were being treated unfairly and that they should have to work less and make more money because right now they are working for 12 hours a day and barely making enough money to live.

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Most often Union leaders would end up losing the battle between big corporations in which they could destroy the strike by using force etc. And would often lead to Union strikers losing their jobs or sometimes labor leaders would be blacklisted from being invited to work at their company.

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I think unions were good but they could have fought in a less violent way; but morally, I think that they were good. They deserved better.No one should have died at all.

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Unions had way more benefits due to the fact that they gave us equal treatment for people who had jobs and helped to give those people better living conditions.

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Unions had way more benefits due to the fact that they gave us equal treatment for people who had jobs and helped to give those people better living conditions.

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The union was a good thing because, it gave people an excuse to stand up for themsleves. The unions gave people a voice to fight their authorities.

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I believe that these unions were good, because they were fighting for workers rights, and although over all they were not very successful, some of them did lessen the amount of hours the workers worked, and increased the amount of money that they made.

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The unions were good because it allowed workers to protest and express their feelings. The unions formed a voice against their authorities.

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The unions were good because the people were trying to express there frustrating and show the world that workers lifes mattered and needed to be fixed.

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Unions were beneficial as it showed the bosses that workers wanted better wages and less work time

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the unions were good because people were experessing how they feel about low pays and they have that right the right to protest.

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Unions are good because they benefit the workers with what they need.

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The unions were good because it helped workers fight for their rights and express how they feel. They also gain benefits of higher wages and lower hours.

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I think they were good and they should have worked

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unions were good and had helped the workers because an advantage is that it increased the wage and it decreased the working hours.

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unions were good and had helped the workers because an advantage is that it increased the wage and it decreased the working hours.

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Shane millgan.

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Labor unions are highly beneficial. First of all, using the union, members can come together and protest for better working benefits and conditions. Second, union members can gain benefits from simply being in a union, which their employer guarantees. Third, it boosts productivity if workers feel like they are being taken care of and are valued, which comes from being in a labor union. Lastly, their wages are boosted.

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Unions were beneficial and important because the workers stood up against business owners who forced workers to work in harsh conditions. The unions formed a voice against their higher forces.

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Union had advantages for some of the people who worked, they increased in wage, and decreased in working hours. They had also got some better owners.

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Unions helped many worker, they increased wages, gave workers more money, and they improved job security. For these reasons these reasons the union was beneficial for many workers.

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Unions were an advantage to some workers because they helped decrease work hours from 54 to 49 hours, and increased wages/salary from $17 to $21.

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it help increase the pay and decrase some of the hour

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Unions were an advantage because they fought for what they wanted. They might not always work though. When they finally did, they increased pay and they got safer and shorter work hours.

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Labor unions were an advantage for some people because it helped increase pay per day and are equal to owners. The unions did also cause some destruction. Many unions also made working conditions better then before.Most Unions stuck together as a group no matter what happened.

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Unions were beneficial because they helped workers achieve the goals that they wanted. Unions helped increase wages, ended child labor, and improved the factories that people had to work in. Unions also brought people together to work towards a common goal.

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Unions were beneficial because they helped workers achieve the goals that they wanted. Unions helped increase wages, ended child labor, and improved the factories that people had to work in. Unions also brought people together to work towards a common goal.

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Emalee Kiernan

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Unions were an advantage to people in different ways. They increased wage, giving the workers more money. They also improved job security, so they can't just be fired. Lastly they are a cohesive group that works together for a common goal