Samuel Gompers vocab
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 it was repealed in 1943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