How did progressive and conservative Republicans feel about labor unions in the early 1900s? Conservatives advocated for labor unions, but progressives wanted to limit their power. Progressives advocated for labor unions, but conservatives wanted to limit their power. Both progressives and conservatives advocated for labor unions. Both progressives and conservatives disliked the labor unions.

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Cassidy Erickson

16 October, 01:04

How did progressive and conservative Republicans feel about labor unions in the early 1900s? Conservatives advocated for labor unions, but progressives wanted to limit their power. Progressives advocated for labor unions, but conservatives wanted to limit their power. Both progressives and conservatives advocated for labor unions. Both progressives and conservatives disliked the labor unions.

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Progressives advocated for labor unions, but conservatives wanted to limit their power.

In the early 1900s, conservative Republicans were mostly wealthy businessmen who did not like labor unions because they hurt business and profits. Progressive Republicans wanted the government to be more active in making life better for the people, so they supported and advocated for labor unions.