What did the editor of Scribner's Monthly imply when he addressed the 1877 "Great Uprising" of railroad workers by stating that unions "…have been despotic toward their own members, oppressive toward the class in whose interest they
pretend to have been established, impertinent and intermeddling…"? A) Unions were illegal, foolish, and un-American.
B) Unions were unsuccessful in organizing because of animosity within their own ranks.
C) Unions were vital organizations that protected workers from exploitation.
D) Unions were responsible for the cuts in workers' wages that led to the "Great Uprising."
A
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A. was nearly always as devastating as they had expected. B. rarely lived up to their worst fears. C. was generally quite acceptable to most. D. typically exceeded their worst fears.