The 1880s were a new wave of labor organizing. The labor movement plays a huge role in our history here in the United States. “The labor movement had launched a sustained attack on the understanding of freedom based on Social Darwinism and the freedom contract” (Foner, Eric 627). During this time, many people came to the United States and became laborers in one way or another. The unification of workers resulted in many of the benefits we enjoy today in the job market. Unions formed and laws passed helped achieve goals such as the 8-hour workday, higher wages, and labor laws for women and children. During the depressions of the 1870s and 1890s, millions of workers lost their jobs or were forced to work. face pay cuts to keep their jobs. At that time, many workers worked sixty hours a week, without pension, in poor working conditions that could lead to injury, or without unemployment protection. The working class remained relatively poor, and as such, each member of each family had to bring home some type of income (Foner, Eric 601). Between 1860 and 1910, the population of the United States tripled in size and with it, so did the industrial workforce. There was a high demand for workers at this time, leading to a huge increase in the number of American workers and immigrants needed for the workforce. Between all of this, it empowered many business owners and bosses who made working conditions horrible. It was because of the way the industry was run that many people were unwilling to accept the treatment they received, especially since these companies were making such large profits at the expense of workers (" F...... middle of paper ... example, Roosevelt's second New Deal and the Social Security Act These things help us with minimum wage, overtime, help end child labor. , help us to be safer within society and have also made this possible for women to be where they are in the workplace as well. This has been effective in creating a better workforce in the. America because of the people who stood up and wanted change These unions helped create some of the worst strikes in history but without these strikes, America would not be shaped as it is today. Many other events took place to promote the fight for workers, women and children. These events changed history forever. and carried out in a positive way. Unions formed and laws passed helped achieve goals such as the 8-hour workday, higher wages, and labor laws for women and children..