Rockefeller and Carnegie used unskilled men to do their work, and paid the employees almost nothing. Because Rockefeller and Carnegie monopolized their industries, their employees couldn’t go to a competitor and receive better payment. They did what it took to be the best especially Rockefeller (Frost, 2000). Labor unions were formed in protest of how employees were being treated in factories, and by big business owners. Labor unions worked to resolve basic issues in the businesses such as safety on the job, job security, and equal pay. Labor unions were established to protect the common interests of workers. Labor unions were widely liked by common people, and hated by big business owners. Labor unions grew throughout the whole United States because all workers believed that they deserved to be treated better than they were being treated then. (Wagner,
Rockefeller and Carnegie used unskilled men to do their work, and paid the employees almost nothing. Because Rockefeller and Carnegie monopolized their industries, their employees couldn’t go to a competitor and receive better payment. They did what it took to be the best especially Rockefeller (Frost, 2000). Labor unions were formed in protest of how employees were being treated in factories, and by big business owners. Labor unions worked to resolve basic issues in the businesses such as safety on the job, job security, and equal pay. Labor unions were established to protect the common interests of workers. Labor unions were widely liked by common people, and hated by big business owners. Labor unions grew throughout the whole United States because all workers believed that they deserved to be treated better than they were being treated then. (Wagner,