The first half of Charles A. Scontras' "Organized Labor in Maine: Twentieth Century Origins" highlights the development of unions in Maine at the turn of the twentieth century. Unions were battling to survive amid various obstacles, including a depression, resistance by employers and slow acceptance by workers.
The depression of the 1890's had a negative effect on the newly forming unionized state of Maine. A sharp reduction in the work force led to membership plummeting. Many of the companies reported a twenty-five to sixty percent cut in employees. The employers also cut t
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