Which sentence uses incorrect hyphenation ?
a. my favorite treat is any sugar -covered nut
b. does walking through sweet smelling roses make feet smell good ?
c. people crowded the store to see the well-known author .
d. the softly -spoken words were music to my ears .

no its not a run on sentence however i think you meant wet suits not sours also a run on sentence would be like surfers surf all winter long in southern california by using wet sours to keep them warm and the live their all year long  

the author is showing that it is the insatisfaction of basic needs that brings about the protests such as the strikes.if workers do not earn enough to buy food and feed their families and themselves in order to continue working, what is the use of working? besides, another message from the author is that of the owners of factories should be worried about ensuring their furure by having a second and third generation of workers in their industries.if they do not hear the workers demands, they will not have any more workers to make their pockets full.