The responsibilities of labor unions included: organizing workers promoting better collective bargaining between laborers and employers forcing corporations to consider the plight of their workers passing labor legislation hiring factory workers
Organizing workers in order to obtain the desired labor reforms or benefits.
Collective bargaining between laborers and employers serving as the representative institution for the employees' petitions.
Forcing corporations to consider the plight of their workers as they have the backing of the unionized workers who are a critical part of the businesses' operations and therefore, have a strong bargaining power.