Option D. In the late 1800s, the result of most strikes showed that unions lacked popular and political support. The reason was that they defended the labor interests of groups of unprotected and abused workers, causing rebellion among workers and employers. The failure of this movement led union leaders to look for other alternatives such as Chartism. Its main instrument of pressure was the strike, but it did not have enough support from the people and government because the political interests of the government were focused on the associations with the entrepreneurs, while the people were focused on their own daily and labor problems.
