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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Approximate Word count = 396
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)