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Union founded in 1869 and led by Terrence Powderly
Amalgamated Steel Workers
United Auto Workers
American Federation of Labor
Knights of Labor
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The strike at the Ludlow Massacre was about
wages
working hours
child labor
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Which labor protest/strike resulted in improvements for workers?
Flint Sit-down
Pullman
Ludlow
Homestead
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A shop or factory where workers work long hours at low wages under unhealthy conditions
settlement house
textile mill
sweatshop
mine
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An organization of workers that tries to improve working conditions, wages, and benefits for its members.
company town
sweatshop
blacklist
labor union
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The Homestead Strike occurred because
Carnegie called in armed guards.
Workers wanted to end child labor.
Carnegie no longer wanted to work with the union.
Workers were blacklisted.
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1892 steelworker strike near Pittsburgh against the Carnegie Steel Company. Ten workers were killed in the violence.
Haymarket
Pullman
Ludlow
Homestead
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A list circulated among employers containing the names of persons who should not be hired
blacklist
management
union membership
breaker boy
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This union has over 12 million members today.
United Auto Workers
Knights of Labor
American Federation of Labor
Amalgamated Steel Workers
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This union allowed all workers to join, including unskilled, women, African-Americans, and immigrants
Amalgamated Steel Workers
Knights of Labor
American Federation of Labor
United Auto Workers
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During the Great RR strike, all but one of these things happened:
Workers destroyed 39 buildings and over 1200 trains.
Scabs keep the trains running.
The company cut wages twice in one year.
The President sent troops to stop the strike.
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a person who hires, or who is hired, to work in place of striking workers
mill worker
breaker boy
scab
union member
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Most of the victims of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory were
young men
men and women
young women
children
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Refusal by workers to do their jobs until their demands are met.
strikebreak
trade union
strike
blacklist
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when was child labor banned
1938
1900
1870
1956
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Breaker boys faced many hazards, including all of these BUT:
hand injuries
clothing caught in machinery
cold
black lung
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Which of these was NOT a safety problem at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory?
doors swung inot the room
fire ladders were not tall enough
fire extinguishers were expired
doors were locked
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the factories where cloth is made
sweatshop
coal mine
textile mill
tenement
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Union founded after the Haymarket Riots
Amalgamated Steel Workers
United Auto Workers
Knights of Labor
American Federation of Labor
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This union permitted only white, skilled men to join.
Knights of Labor
Amalgamated Steel Workers
United auto Workers
American Federation of Labor
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Because industry was growing in the cities, many Americans . . .
Emigrated to Europe
Moved from farms to cities
Protested overcrowding in the tenements
Moved from cities to farms
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Unions in the late 19th century brought about the biggest changes in
job security
vacations
improved wages and hours
health insurance
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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory brought a change in
union membership
child labor laws
factory safety laws
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The Flint Sit-down strike was different from other strikes because
The union leaders were arrested.
15 people died when armed guards stormed the factory.
Federal troops broke up the strike
A compromise was reached without violence
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All of the following were effects on labor EXCEPT...
longer hours
end to child labor
hazardous working conditions
lower wages
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What is labor union
An organization of factory owners
Free money
An organization
An organization to represent collective interest in workers
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Most of the violence at the Haymarket was by this group.
federal troops
police
strikers
anarchists
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How did labor unions support factory workers?
used communist ideals such as violent protests and murder
They took over factories by buying out business owners
They negotiated with business owners and organized strikes
Blackmailing factory owners into giving rights to workers
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The Pullman Strike was UNIQUE because
federal troops broke up the strike
Railroad workers around the country strike to support the Pullman workers
Some workers were blacklisted for striking.
The Pullman co. had cut wages
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strike of immigrants (mostly women) for wages not to be lowered. textile strike in Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1912
Homestead Strike
Flint Sit-down Strike
Bread and Roses Strike
Triangle Shirtwaist Strike
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As a result of the Pullman Strike
union leaders were blacklisted
workers received raises
the government helped with collective bargaining
company managers imrpoved working conditions
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Union given sole bargaining rights with General Motors
Knights of Labor
American Federation of Labor
Amalgamated Steel Workers
United Auto Workers
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Why were factory owners able to take advantage of workers?
Factories competed for workers.
Employees were easy to replace
Safety regulations required many workers.
They could hire children for all jobs.
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a period when business activity slows, prices and wages fall, and unemployment rises
blacklist
economic depression
labor union
collective bargaining
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Which came after the others?
Unsanitary working conditions
Too many workers available.
Development of labor unions
Child labor
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Factory owners were mostly concerned about
training
safety
working conditions
profit
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When a labor union goes on strike, what does that mean?
They stop working to fight for better treatment
They stop working because they're lazy
They attack leadership and destroy things
They miss on all their swings at bat
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Process by which a union representing a group of workers negotiates with management for a contract
organize
collective bargaining
unionize
blacklisting
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a place where practically all stores and housing are owned by the one company (factory owner)
company town
economic depression
textile mill
collective bargain
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Protest following a strike in Chicago that turned violent killing policemen and civilians.
Homestead
Flint Sit-down
Pullman
Haymarket
