The labor movement quiz

_______ is when workers refuse to work in order to force an employer to meet their demands.

• labor unions
• party
• strike
• sweatshop

What problems inspired the labor movement? (Check 3 that apply)

• desire to have their opinions heard

• low wages

• unreasonably long hours

• unsafe working environments

When did the earliest recorded strike occur and why?

• In 1794 when New York journeymen tailors protested a wage reduction

• In 1794 when Philadelphia journeymen cordwainers protested long working hours

• In 1768 when New York journeymen tailors protested a wage reduction

• In 1768 when Philadelphia journeymen cordwainers protested long working hours

An organization of workers dedicated to protecting members' interests and improving wages, hours and working conditions for all.

• Labor Union

• Workers Rights

• Worker Strikes

• Collective Bargaining

How did early local craft unions try to improve working situations for their members? (Check 3 that apply)

• Publishing lists of prices for their work

• Defended their trades against diluted and cheap labor

• Required lunch breaks for workers

• Demanded a shorter workday

In the 19th century trade unionism was mainly a movement of skilled workers.

• True

• False

Trade unionism and early labor reform were (Check 2 that apply)

• inspired by the immediate job interest of their craft members only

• the same thing

• two parts of a single strategy

• addressing workers’ immediate needs with trade unionism and their higher hopes with labor reform

What was the downfall of the Knights of Labor?

• It eschewed the trade union reliance on the strike and boycott

• They tried to appeal broadly to all “producers” rather than strictly to wageworkers

• The group refused to confine itself to its professed labor reform purposes

Creation of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) marked what change in the labor movement?

• it refused to support trade unionism in the struggles of American workers

• it refused to support labor reform in the struggles of American workers

• it aspired to embrace all skilled workers irrespective of skill, race, religion, nationality or gender

The Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions was created to serve as labor’s lobbying arm in Washington.

• True

• False