My best guess would be a that lack of news traveling and general awareness, combined with horrible conditions all over the board, making other low level jobs no

My best guess would be a that lack of news traveling and general awareness, combined with horrible conditions all over the board, making other low level jobs not that much better. From the article: > The 1888 match girl strike [...] most tangible impact was perhaps the growing public awareness about the conditions, lives and health of some of the poorest in society whose neighbourhoods were a far cry from those of the decision makers in Westminster.