Did the industrial revolution of the 19th century lead to a significant deterioration in the working conditions of laborers? Why did workers accept to work in miserable conditions?

Question

Why couldn’t they immediately unite to demand better conditions or stop working otherwise and return to traditional jobs from the pre-industrial era if conditions were supposedly better then?

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Answer 1

They didn’t just accept it. They DID unite. Many fought very hard for better conditions. But it took time and they were resisted. And in the meantime, they had to work or starve.