Labor unions protect the rights of workers by striking until they receive their demands, which causes the economy to fluctuate, in some cases coming to full standstill like the railroad strikes of 1877, but in the end, these strikes were effective in improving workers’ situations. For Sadie Frowne, a polish immigrant who worked in a shirt-making factory, being a part of the United Brotherhood of Garment Workers, one of many unions of the time, allowed her shorter hours, as well as a raise in wages. Striking made employers realize the necessity of keeping their workforce happy, hence why Henry Ford enacted his famous “Five-dollar day plan.” Through the mutualistic balance achieved by employer and employee, the factory workers found stability in corporate
Labor unions protect the rights of workers by striking until they receive their demands, which causes the economy to fluctuate, in some cases coming to full standstill like the railroad strikes of 1877, but in the end, these strikes were effective in improving workers’ situations. For Sadie Frowne, a polish immigrant who worked in a shirt-making factory, being a part of the United Brotherhood of Garment Workers, one of many unions of the time, allowed her shorter hours, as well as a raise in wages. Striking made employers realize the necessity of keeping their workforce happy, hence why Henry Ford enacted his famous “Five-dollar day plan.” Through the mutualistic balance achieved by employer and employee, the factory workers found stability in corporate