Updated: March 30, 2011
Modern day unions were created during the Industrial Revolution in the 1800s. Groups of workers came together to negotiate with their employers against poor working conditions -- including 12 hour work days, bad conditions inside factories and poor wages.Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, more people became a part of a union and the unions themselves evolved along with the workplace. Today, workers no longer have to contend with the working conditions of the 1800s, but they are still concerned with things like saving for retirement and health benefits, all of which unions commonly negotiate. Learn more about the history of collective bargaining in our quiz, and find out what's happening in Wisconsin and other states in the video below.
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Wis. Republicans face new hurdle in union battle
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and his fellow Republicans face a new hurdle in their campaign to curb public sector unions' power.
Video: Wisconsin Protests
Schools were closed as teachers and other demonstrated aganist a bill that would end collective bargaining in the state.
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