US 3.3 Labor

One protester threw a bomb into a crowd, killing police officers

• The Great Strike of 1877
• The Haymarket Affair
• The Homestead Strike
• The Pullman Strike

Samuel Gompers was the leader

• US Steel
• Knights of Labor
• American Federation of Labor
• American Railway Union

Who did the AFL represent?

• trade and craft workers
• business owners
• government workers
• all workers

_{Most strikes by unions in the late 1800's were unsuccessful mainly because}

• unions were unconstitutional
• strikes had never been used before to settle labor issues
• government supported business instead of workers
• strikers failed to use militant tactics

The Homestead Strike was a protest 

• in Colorado demanding safer working conditions. 
• Chicago demanding an eight-hour workday.
• against the Pullman Palace Car Company’s unsafe working conditions
• against the Carnegie Steel Company’s plan to cut jobs.

How did the public often perceive unions as the result of events like the Haymarket riot and the Homestead strike?

• The unions were viewed as champions of the common man
• The unions were viewed as persecuted victims 
• The unions were viewed as promoting violence and anarchy 
• The unions were viewed as being treated unfairly by the government 

What was an important consequence of the Haymarket Riot?

• Decline of the Knights of Labor
• Rally for public opinion in favor of workers
• Victory of workers in the Homestead Strikes
• Break up of the American Federation of Labor

When the labor refuses to work, this is known as ________________.

• strike
• collective bargaining
• yellow dog contract
• injunction

Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor were examples of....

• Organized Crime
• Terrorist organizations
• Labor unions

What industry was paralyzed by the Pullman Strike of 1894?

• Clothing
• Steel
• Railroads
• It was spread across several industries