9.3 The Organized Labor Movement

Who was the oil tycoon?

• Carnegie
• Morgan
• Rockefeller

What was the first permanent labor union; it used strikes as a tactic?

• American Federation of Labor
• Labor Goals
• International Workers of the World
• Knights of Columbus

The leader of the union known as  the American Federation of Labor

• Samuel Gompers
• Terrence Powderly
• John P. Morgan
• Henry Bessemer

The labor union that only accepted skilled workers who were difficult to replace during strikes.

• Knights of Labor
• American Federation of Labor
• World Wide Federation of Labor
• Nights and Days of Labor

 Images such as this illustrate the position that many US companies were — 

• requiring vocational training programs for children
• employing children as a source of cheap labor
• seeking government regulation of child labor
• providing safe working conditions for child laborers

How did industrialization in the US change the lives of women & children? 

• Women & children gained higher social status. 
• Women & children became better educated. 
• Women & children became wage earners for their families. 

_______________ are formed with the idea that there’s strength in numbers.

• strikes
• organizations
• union leaders
• unions 

Workers in Chicago after the Civil War were most concerned about what 2 issues?

• Working conditions and the length of the workday
• Pay and health benefits
• The length of the workday and holiday pay
• Working conditions and retirement benefits 

Which technique of labor unions was the most effective for unskilled labor?

• Strikes

• Walk outs

• Arbitration

• Mediation

Were the most radical and socialist union of the time period

• National Labor Union
• American Federation of Labor
• American Railway Union
• The Wobblies (IWW)