Labor Unions

Why were strikes not as effective in industries with unskilled workers?

• Unskilled workers were paid high wages.
• Unskilled workers could be replaced more easily than skilled workers.
• Unskilled workers were not allowed to join unions.
• Many unskilled workers were deported for supporting unions.

Group of works who collective bargain to get higher pay, more rights and better working conditions

• Soviet Union
• Labor Union
• Commune 
• Trade Federation

What industry was paralyzed by the Pullman Strike of 1894?

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

What does AFL stand for?

• American Fun Labor
• American Finance of Labor
• American Freedom of Labor
• American Federation of Labor

Why did labor unions first form?

• To protect the rights of business owners
• To protect the rights of workers
• To protect the rights of customers
• Allof the above

What were working conditions like during the Industrial Revolution? 

• Safe
• Comfortable 
• Awesome 
• Dangerous

What typically happened to individual employees who complained about working conditions?

• They were given a pay raise
• They were promoted
• They were fired
• They quit their jobs

What did workers want when they went on strike?

• Higher wages
• Better working conditions
• Fewer hours 
• All of the above

True or False:
Strikes during the Industrial Revolution were always peaceful.

• True
• False

Which national union did Samuel Gompers found?

• NFL
• CIO
• AFL
• NEA