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Reason: Filipino and Mexican-American farmworkers demanded better pay and labor conditions. Results: Led to significant improvements for farm workers, including higher wages and better benefits. Implications: Brought national attention to the plight of farmworkers and the effectiveness of non-violent protest, and led to the rise of Cesar Chavez as a prominent labor leader.

Reason: Demand for union recognition and better labor standards. Results: The strike collapsed, and unions were set back in the steel industry for over a decade. Implications: It demonstrated the strength of anti-union sentiment post World War I.

Reason: Workers’ demands for union recognition and better working conditions. Results: The strike led to violent confrontations, including the Ludlow Massacre. Implications: It drew national attention to the plight of coal miners and eventually led to some labor reforms.

Reason: Part-time work, low wages, and pension handling. Results: The strike ended with a new contract providing more full-time job opportunities and better control of pensions by the union. Implications: Demonstrated the power of organized labor in the modern era, representing one of the few successful large-scale strikes of the time.

Reason: Demand for an eight-hour workday. Results: The rally led to a bomb being thrown, deaths, and subsequent trials. Implications: Had a negative impact on the labor movement, and May Day became associated internationally with workers' rights.

Reason: Wage cuts and poor working conditions in the textile industry. Results: Strike ended with improved conditions and increased pay. Implications: Demonstrated the effectiveness of organized labor by immigrant workers.

Reason: Demand for an eight-hour workday and better working conditions. Results: The strike ultimately failed to achieve its goals. Implications: Highlighted gender and ethnic divides within the labor movement.

Reason: Unfair labor practices and poor working conditions. Results: The strike was unsuccessful and had little immediate improvement in conditions. Implications: Paved the way for the passage of the National Labor Relations Act.

Reason: Wage cuts for railroad workers. Results: The strike was ended by violent clashes and federal troops intervention. Implications: Marked the beginning of a new era of labor conflict in America.

Reason: Steelworkers striking for union recognition and fair labor practices. Results: Police killed ten demonstrators, and it was a public relations disaster for the steel industry. Implications: Strengthened the resolve for industrial unionism, leading to the founding of the United Steelworkers of America.

Reason: Wage cuts in the steel industry. Results: The strike was crushed, and the union was effectively broken. Implications: It set back the union movement in the steel industry until the 1930s.