Rise of Labor Unions
By the late 1800s, when industry flourished in America's cities, a majority of the population had become wage earners. Despite the many successes of industrialization, consequences did follow. As the working class toiled on for countless hours for minimum wage, resentment began to rise up between the laborers and their often corrupt and monopolistic bosses. Company leaders, though, did expect turbulence along the way, and forced many of their workers to sign Ironclad Oaths, prohibiting them from forming unions. For many workers, this was enough to prevent rebellion, knowing that their efforts would come up empty since they're wages were actually far above the world standard. Others, however, fought tirelessly for workers' rights and joined together in labor unions that would shake up the industrial world.