The correct answer is A) to protect workers and improve working conditions.
<em>The purpose of the formation of labor unions was to protect workers and improve working conditions. </em>
Labor Union movement in the United States started as a necessity to create better working conditions. Labor Unions fight for better labor wages, better labor conditions and safety in the workplace. Originally, the labor movement was aimed to prohibit children labor, to get health benefits for the workers, and help workers when they retire. The first formal trade union organization was the Federal Society of Journeymen Cordwainers in Philadelphia(1794).
