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Samuel Gompers

Jewish immigrant, president of american federation at labor, he foght for workers was in cigar union

Melting pot

Natives thought this of the U.S which means a mixture of cultures and races in a country

Nativism

Overt favoritism towards native born Americans

Marry Harris jones

Organizer of the women's labor union, supported great strike of 1877, influenced child labor laws

Chinese Exclusion Act

Active banned the Chinese to Come in and except students, merchants, tourist etc. it was repealed in 1943

Eugene V. Debs

Formed the American railroad union which included skilled and unskilled workers

Ellis Island

Immigration station in New York harbor, and 17 million used to pass through it 2% were denied

Angel island

Immigration station in San Francisco Bay Chinese would arrive here it was a harsh duty place

Gentlemen's Agreement

In the agreement Japan agreed to limit emigration of unskilled workers to the US in exchange for the repeal of the San Francisco segregation order

Collective bargaining

In this union officials representing the workers negotiated with management. If it failed workers would strike or boycott to support union demands

Industrial Workers of the World

They were socialist included miner, dock workers, welcomed blacks, group of radical unionist, the wobblies

American Federation of Labor

This labor union was able to reach written agreements on wages, hours, and working conditions and they used strikes as a major tactic


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