Question

Which of these statements is TRUE?

A.) US workers won the right to unionize before Britain in 1898.
B.) US workers won the right to unionize after Britain in 1898.
C.) US workers won the right to unionize before Britain in 1870.
D.) US workers won the right to unionize after Britain in 1870.

Answer 1

The best and most correct answer among the choices provided by your question is the third choice or letter C which states that "US workers won the right to unionize before Britain in 1870." 


The labor movement in the United States grew out of the need to protect the common interest of workers. 


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Answer 2

US workers won the right to unionize after Britain, in 1898.

Around 1870, trade unions became legal in Britain and workers were given the right to strike.

In the United States, as noted by The Boston Review (May 22, 2017), acts that gave rights to workers, such as The Erdman Act of 1898, the Clayton Act of 1914, the Railway Labor Act of 1926, the Norris-LaGuardia Anti-Injunction Act of 1932, the Wagner Act (NLRA) of 1935, "were all preceded by dramatic strikes and mass disobedience."

The Erdman Act of 1898 was passed after major disputes in the railroad industry, particularly the Pullman Strike that took place in 1894. which started Chicago and eventually involved more than 100,000 employees of 24 different railroad companies. The Erdman Act was intended to reduce labor unrest by requiring and providing arbitration for disputes between the interstate railroads and their workers, who were allowed to be organized into unions.