21.4 Labor Unions & Reform Laws

Unions spoke for ______ in a particular trade.

• One person

• All of the workers

• Select workers

This was the first group to successfully form unions:

• Factory Workers

• Skilled Workers

• Famers

Unions were initially outlawed by the British government because they were seen as a threat to social order and stability.

• True

• False

What was a union's main negotiating tool if business owners did not meet their demands?

• Strike

• Legal Counsel (lawyer)

• Scabs

The British government finally allowed the legal formation of unions because:

• They saw the need to change the problems of the Industrial Revolution.

• People were ignoring the law and forming unions anyway.

• Businesses started to encourage unions among their workers.

The Factory Act of 1833 did not allow children to work in factories.

• True

• False

Early British unions had shared goals of:

(check all that apply)

• Higher wages

• Better working conditions

• Health care

The Ten Hours Act of 1847 limited factory hours to 10 a day for: (select all that apply)

• Men

• Children

• Women