Chapter 6.3 : Worker's Plight
Which strike involved the firing of thousands of workers, the cutting of wages, and the refusal to lower housing payments? Eugene Debs led this strike and was jailed for his involvement.
Pullman Strike
What action or group put a stop to the Pullman Strike
Army Troops
Which of these unions merged the American Federation of Labor to form the largest labor union in the country
Congress of Industrialized Organizations
Which of these labor unions was a TRADE union
American Federation of Labor
Who was the leader of the American railway Union and became a Socialist in prison
Eugene Debs
Which strike involved the cutting of wages, twice, the lengthening of the work day, and the stoppage of the employee "FREE RIDE"
Great Railroad Strike
Which strike involved 3000 laborers protesting police brutality, where a bomb was thrown into the crowd, and the ringleaders were hanged?
Haymarket Square Riot
Which strike involved the Carnegie Steel Company, where security guards, were hired to protect the scabs, bu the National Guard had to be called in
Homestead Strike
A union consisting of all classed of workers in a single industry
Industrial Union
The socialist union nicknamed, "The Wobblies?"
Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)
What was the name of the Socialist Union nicknamed, "The Wobblies?"
Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)
A court order that officially ends a strike
Injunction
Organizations of workers who put pressure on the employers to improve working conditions and wages were called
Labor Unions
Who was the president of the AFL?
Samuel Gompers
Leader of the Knights of Labor
Terence Powderly
A union that has a specific membership and consists of workers in the same trade
Trade/Craft Union
Workers known for organizing or striking were considered, "troublemakers," and placed on
blacklists
Peaceful, negotiation between employer and members of the union
collective bargaining
A technique for breaking a union where companies would close down the company and refuse to let anyone on the property
lockout
When the employers close the factory and do now allow anyone on the property until a strike is put down
lockout
Replacement workers hired to replace strikers were called
scabs
An economic/political system where the government controls business and wealth is distributed equally
socialism
When workers refuse to work until they get what they want, a common method for the AFL was called
strike
The first nationwide protest by several railroads occurred because of
wage cuts