Week 10: Forum Discussion. Why were the 1920's "Lean Years" for the U.S Labor Movement?

Lean Years
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Why were the 1920's "Lean Years" for the U.S Labor Movement?
The 1920s are said to be some of the most challenging moments of the United States labor movement. The labor movement was supposed to be lean that it was in constant fights with the working class who also fought back. The workers felt that the union was being violent towards dealing their demands and this directly affected the America's political, social and economic ground The tensions between the labor movement and the employers further grew due to the emergence of opportunistic employers who took advantage of the falling unions as it was during the post-World War 1 era and the economy was not entirely stable.
Why did the labor movement decline in the 1920s? Explain the specific factors which caused the decline.
Despite the U.S economy experiencing massive growth in the economy during the 1920s, one of the primary reasons as to why labor movements declined was due to the lack of leadership within the union members (Kerrissey, Schofer,2013). Some of the members who were heading the labor movement were said to be compromised t by the federal government, thus failing to present the needs of the movement workers to the government, which led to them being ousted by their movements.
Another factor that led to the movement decline was the hostility displayed by the courts during those times. The majority of the courts did n...