Andrew Carnegie was industrialist who preached gospel of wealth.

The Knights of Labor was a union that stemmed from guilds created in the 1600 which consisted of artisans that would work together to set a price for their services. This benefitted both the individual artisan and the consumer.

Henry Bessemer was an inventor who developed a new way to make steel.

During the Great Rail Strike of 1877, workers across the nation went out on strike because of a cut in pay of 10%.