Miserable and unsafe working conditions for the employees, low pay and exploiting bosses, who responded with violence to the demands forwarded by their workers. "The Ludlow Massacre is an extremely important event in labour history, both for the state of Colorado and the United States" (Colvin, 2005). As an immediate result, the southern part of Colorado was tormented by a ten day civil war, during which the miners had retorted. For the American labour, it represented the starting point of the power held by the working force. However the end was in favour of the company, the long-term effects of the Ludlow event soon became obvious. The general public paid more attention to the working conditions of the miners and the moguls were severely criticized. The United States Commission on Industrial Relations commenced an investigation of the strike and became increasingly aware of the existent problems, to even implement several regulations on working conditions. "The Commission's 1,200-page final report argued for workers' rights to organize, for restrictions on the use of private detective agencies like Baldwin-Felts and for the need for state intervention in protecting worker rights. It influenced President Wilson to champion bills in 1915-16 that would ban child labour and institute the...

However the developments made in the area of human resource management cannot entirely be attributed to the Ludlow Massacre, it can easily be said that the event contributed to the development of policies and regulations in regard to a better treatment of the workers.
The Ludlow Massacre is one of the most horrific times in the history of American labour and it was basically caused by the greed of mine owners who wanted to make more money, and who unfortunately, had the support of the also greedy government. "A monument erected by the UMWA stands today in Ludlow, Colorado in remembrance of the brave and innocent souls who died for freedom and human dignity" (Tripod).

Works Cited

Colvin, K., Summer 2005, Finding Ludlow, Southern Colorado Magazine

Sirota, D., April 18, 2008, the Ludlow Massacre, Alter Net, http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/82817/last accessed on May 9, 2008

Historical Foreward and Bibliography, Colorado Bar Association, http://www.cobar.org/index.cfm/ID/581/dpwfp/Historical-Foreward-and-Bibliography/last accessed on May 9, 2008

The Ludlow Massacre, Tripod, http://members.tripod.com/~RedRobin2/index-29.htmllast accessed on May 9, 2008