Labor Unions

Labor Unions, in the 19th Century were summed up as workers coming together to make a union in order to increase their power. In the 19th Century it was common for individual workers to lose power and lose their jobs because of how much the industry grew. Therefore, the workers would come together in order to create a power that was higher than their bosses and employees.

Within this cartoon, you see that there is a man on the right who's riding a horse and he is labeled as "Labor". This man represents a worker or workers who are fighting within a labor union to exert their power. Where as, the rider on the right represents the bosses, and the industry which keeps growing and taking all the power; making work and living hard for people living in poverty.