Which sorts of workers joined trade unions in the late-nineteenth century,and what were the goals and strategies of those unions?

A strong answer would include
-an explanation that trade unions were mainly composed of skilled male workers.Women,when included,had secondary status at best.
-an explanation that the main goals of unions were to raise wages,improve working conditions,and increase their membership.
-a discussion of how,in some cases,radical union members believed that they could take control of the state and create a better society.
-an explanation of how strikes were viewed by union workers as the main means of achieving their goals.
-an acknowledgment that a secondary but important reason for the strikes was workers' resentment toward factory foremen.