>>51008344510s, 20s, 30s were the labor unrest era which trailed off in the 30s due to the depression and WW2 which included state suppression of strikes and arbitration between unions and companies. The post war was the golden age of organized labor in the US with it falling away in the 80s and 90s. Point is that no one wants to work a hard job for shit pay and terrible conditions. Unions are the only thing that ever really made things better for industrial workers. Hell, even now as weak as they are, union employees make more money and get better benefits.