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Labor struggles throughout the early 1900s.

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The early 20th century is a period of significant violence as workers organize to fight for better working conditions. The U.S. is seen as having one of the most dangerous industrial sectors in the world, with rates of death and severe injury being the highest in the mining and railroad sectors, closely followed by manufacturing.