Key facts for the Gilded Age Trade Union Civil Rights. A level OCR history,
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| show | Labour demands increased, particularly in transport and heavy industry. This allowed unions to grow, such as KOL who went from 20,000 in 1881 to 700,000 in 1886.
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| show | Rose dramatically, with some skilled workers seeing 60% rises, despite the influx of labour by immigration.
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| show | Established by workers, which they could contribute to, giving them some income throughout illness.
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| show | The courts usually supported employers and issued injunctions to end strikes. The government was laissez-faire and supported big business, such as in the 1894 Pullman Strike.
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| show | Many workers had long hours and dangerous conditions. Around 2,000 rail workers were killed in accidents in 1889.
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| show | Divisions between white and African American workers, and with immigrants who could be used as cheap labour to break strikes. Unions would generally not allow AAs or immigrants to join.
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