4 Industrial Age 1865-1914 Industrial Workers Trade Union

Multiple Choice

How many hours a day did an average laborer work in the late 1800's?

• 8 hr days

• Upwards of 10-12 hours

• 3-4 hours

• 4 days a week

Match

Match the following industry with the correct unsafe work conditions.

• Steelworkers

• Coal miners

• Garment sweatshops

Suffered burns & heavy machine injury

Died of cave-ins & black lung from dust

Crowded, poorly ventilated urban space

• Suffered burns & heavy machine injury

• Died of cave-ins & black lung from dust

• Crowded, poorly ventilated urban space

Dropdown

With no laws to regulate workers’ salaries, women earned about ​

Select answer

of what men did for the same work.

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of collective bargaining?

• To encourage workers go on strike.

• To negotiate with an employer without going on strike.

Open Ended

Who was "Mother Jones" and what did she fight for. (complete sentences)

Poll

What do you think?

• It is the responsibility of the government to establish safety rules for all buildings.

• Companies should establish their own safety rules for their own buildings without the government interfering.

Reorder

Reorder the following labor unions chronologically.

• The Knights of Labor 1869

• The American Federation of Labor (AFL) 1881

• The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) 1905

1

2

3

• 1
• 2
• 3

Match

Match the following

• The first important labor organization in the United States which was founded in 1869 as a secret society of garment (sewing) workers in Philadelphia.

• Prominent labor union that represented skilled trade and used collective bargaining as a means to resolve disputes.

• A labor union formed by angry workers in Chicago, Illinois in 1905, who believed that the AFL was not doing enough to help them.

Knights of Labor

American Federation of Labor (AFL)

International Workers of the World (IWW)

• Knights of Labor

• American Federation of Labor (AFL)

• International Workers of the World (IWW)

Match

Match the following strikes.

• Workers from the McCormick Harvester company protested the killing of strikers, a bomb went off, and chaos ensued.

• Workers at Carnegie's steel plant had wages cut for joining a union. A battle took place and all union members lost their jobs.

• Workers go on strike over cut wages. The American Railway Association joined in and shut down US rail traffic.

Haymarket Riot

Homestead Strike

Pullman Strike

• Haymarket Riot

• Homestead Strike

• Pullman Strike

Open Ended

Should workers on strike be allowed to continue to protest and make their voices heard even if it leads to violence?

Explain your answer.