Samuel Gompers, more than any other individual, helped to modernize the unions, organize them on a national scale, and open their doors to unskilled as well as skilled workers. Within the year, the ARU had 125 locals, as thousands rushed to join the new type of union. These two conflicts brought to the surface the deeper issues at work in an age of industrial progress. Within days it would culminate in the events forever associated with the name Haymarket. The immediate effect of the investigation and the report resulted in the passage of the Act of 1833 limiting hours of employment for women and children in textile work.
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