The Labor Movement Florida EOC Review

Carnegie & Frick, steel, goal to break union, strikers fight Pinkertons, state militia

Karl Marx, class struggle, proletariat will revolt against middle class,classless society

What was an important consequence of the Haymarket Riot?

Factory owned houses, stores,  low wages, high prices, "scrip"

Which of the following IS NOT  a weapon management would use against union workers?

Samuel Gompers, skilled workers only, craft unions, few  minorities, collective bargaining

Free market best system; Adam Smith; individuals are free to develop new businesses, make $

A court order forcing striking workers to get back to work.  

Which of the following IS NOT a  problem workers faced during the 2nd Industrial Revolution?

To improve hours, work safety & wages during the 2nd Industrial Revolution, workers formed:

Workers oppressed, conditions improve gradually, gov operate some businesses for public good

Why did government side with management in labor disputes in the late 19th century?

Strongest people rise up to enjoy positions of wealth, power and authority

Company town prices high, wages lowered, railroads close,industry-wide strike; troops called in

Refusal to work, show up an hold signs in the picket line to win support/stop scabs

Terrance Powderly, skilled and unskilled, immigrant & minority workers welcome, 8-hour workday

To get hired, a worker would sign a _________________, promising not to join a union.

System of related beliefs and ideas about people, society, and government

If involved in union activities,  ______ were sent to factories so workers couldn't get hired.

Knights of Labor, strike, Chicago, police fire into crowd, anarchist, public against unions

Temporary workers hired to work when regular workers are on strike; hurt union cause