Labor and Unrest Practice

Why did companies engage in union busting?

• to stop unions from growing

• to build union membership

• to locate strikebreakers

• to make workdays shorter

Which of the following protected craftspeople in the 1800s?

• apprentices

• guilds

• trade unions

• labor unions

Which of the following often resented the use of unskilled factory workers in the 1800s?

• craft guilds

• labor unions

• strikebreakers

• trade unions

In the 1800s, how did trade unions differ from labor unions?

• Trade unions represented skilled workers, while labor unions represented unskilled workers.

• Trade unions represented unskilled workers, while labor unions represented skilled workers.

• Trade unions represented railroad workers, while labor unions represented mill workers.

• Trade unions represented mill workers, while labor unions represented railroad workers.

A Massachusetts group was one of the first in the United States to strike because of wage cuts. What was the name of this group?

• the American Federation of Labor

• the Pullman Company

• the American Railway Union

• the Lowell Mill Girls

During the 1800s, why did manufacturers reject demands for higher wages and safer workplaces?

• They had already spent money training unskilled workers.

• They believed productivity would increase in their factories.

• They knew their workforce would have to become smaller.

• They feared their companies would become less profitable.

Which of the following best describes Samuel Gompers?

• Gompers was the founder and first mayor of Pullman, Illinois.

• Gompers was a labor leader who created the first wildcat strike.

• Gompers was a US Congressman who was against striking.

• Gompers was the first president of a huge labor organization.

What was the main reason why workers formed unions starting in the 1800s?

• They believed the only way to bring about change was to band together.

• They believed there were not enough jobs available for unskilled workers.

• They believed that unions could bring together workers of different races.

• They believed that unions were the only way to end the increase in strikes.

Which of the following best describes union busting?

• Union busting is a method of negotiating with employers.

• Union busting is a refusal to buy or use a certain product.

• Union busting is an action taken against organized workers.

• Union busting is a way to protest low wages and long hours.

An example of union busting in the late 1800s would be

• a company hiring strikebreakers to replace striking workers.

• a manager paying a union leader to spy on employees.

• a company starting its own labor union for employees.

• a manager threatening to harm any pro-union workers.