According to most historians who are interested in labor
issues, the major problem in the 1920s was the weakening of labor unions. Historians
argue that this led to many of the problems that workers faced during this
time.
During the 1920s, the federal government was
dominated by laissez-faire, Republican presidents. These presidents were pro-business
and anti-union. At the same time, companies tried to take more control over their
workers through "welfare capitalism" in which the company tried to give their workers
more incentives to keep them out of unions. Between government and corporate efforts,
history books say, union membership was driven down.
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