Match of the Ages! Big Business vs. The Unions!

Way back in the day, the American public found themselves in a pickle. Big businesses were running all over them! They were working all hours of the day, in dangerous conditions, for almost NO MONEY! Not, only that, but their kids were working as well! Now, not only did they have to worry about their spouse coming home in a body bag, but the possibility that heir kids could end up the same way? they could NOT take this lying down!

The problem was, that the CEO's of the companies didn't care. Why should they? It wasn't like they couldn't hire more cheap labor right? After all, hundreds of desperate people came pouring off boats everyday. They could just pay them ten cents a week to do that dangerous job if someone left or died. To these big business tycoons, the common man didn't matter. They could be replaced.

The public realized that big business didn't care about them. So, what could they do? Should they just roll over and die? NO! They had to get organized, and petition for their rights as people! And so, the unions of America were born. Thses new unions organized strikes, lobbied for new laws, and showed big business who's boss. And, lo and behold, things actually started getting done. Who knew?

Today, unions are still doing their jobs. They look out for the common laborer, and when something seems unfair, the union steps in to fight for their rights. The number of unions have expanded too, as has the scope of what the can do. There are now teachers unions, construction unions, unions for the police, fire department, and countless others. Now everyone has a voice on how thier company treats them.

Unfortunately, as the numbers and strength of unions increased, so did big businesses ways to get around them. Big businesses called in private police to quash strikes, and subdue workers. They aslo called in replacement workers to keep production up. If that didn't work, they called in the federal government, who snet the army in, guns blazing. This often ended badly for most strikers. Soon enough, though, the age of strikes came to and end, because the system started picking up. Finally.