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they wanted shorter working days (such as 8 hour days for example)

The correct answer to this open question is the following.

One of the causes of Labor strikes in 1919 was low wages, difficult conditions in the workplace, and long hours.

In 1919, the American Federation of Labor went on strike against the US Steel company. Other unions did the same to fight against the many injustices workers lived. Unfortunately for the unions, the strikes did not have the wished effect.