Question

How did living in company towns make union membership more difficult for workers?
Workers received free homes, food, and clothing.
Company guards and agents spied on and reported workers.
Workers made enough money that they did not need unions.
They could fire workers who moved away from the town.

Answer 1

Company guards and agents spied on and reported workers. This surveillance and threat of retaliation (eviction, firing, blacklisting) made organizing and joining unions risky and difficult.