Labor Unions, Tactics, and Strikes

Labor Unions, Tactics, and Strikes

Multiple Select

Check all the ways strikes were broken up/prevented by employers:

• Scabs

• Bribes

• Lockouts

• Blacklists

• Yellow Dog Contracts

Multiple Choice

What were workers demanding from the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company during their strike in Chicago?

• Sick days

• Increase in wages

• 8-hour work-days

• Vacation days

Fill in the Blank

President Cleveland moved to bring an end to the Pullman Strike because he needed to guarantee the delivery of ________.

Multiple Choice

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a court injunction to end the Pullman Strike on the grounds that it interfered with _____.

• passenger travel on Pullman railroad cars.

• interstate commerce.

• westward expansion.

• capitalism.