Emergence of Labor Unions

What is a labor union?

• When a bunch of people get together to rally for change, hoping that their sheer numbers will make a difference

• People who work for no reason

• People who climb tall trees and yell at people passing underneath

• A faux pas

Answer explanation

Labor unions were usually rallying for fewer hours, better wages, and better working conditions

Are there more or less labor unions than there were in 1955?

• Less

• More

When did unions start forming in the U.S.?

• late-19th century

• early-18th century

• mid-19th century

• mid-29th century

What is another name for labor union?

• organized labor

• trade unionism

• independent union

• craft union

The negotiation of wages and other conditions of employment by an organized body of employees

• Labor Unions

• Workers Rights

• Worker Strikes

• Collective Bargaining

Facing 12-hour work days and wage cuts resulting from the depressed economy, factory workers at the Pullman Palace Car Company walked out in protest. The strike ended when President Grover Cleveland sent federal troops to Chicago on July 6, 1894.

• The Pullman Strike

• Great Anthracite Coal Strike

• Great Southwest Railroad Strike

• Steel Strike of 1919

What was the first nationwide industrial union?

• the Knights of Labor

• the AFL

• the Pinkertons

• the Anarchists

In July of 1877, what did several railroads announce that triggered the first nationwide labor protest?

• employee layoffs

• wage cuts

• blacklists

• sixteen-hour workdays

Which incident was a result of a Chicago labor disturbance on May 4, 1886, in which people were killed by a bomb thrown during a demonstration?

• the Great Railroad Strike

• the Haymarket Square Riot

• the Homestead Strike

• the Pullman Strike

What was the main cause of the Pullman Strike?

• Cut wages 
• Pullman wouldn't tell the workers the Wifi password
• Raised rent prices
• Pullman wouldn't pay for electricity in worker's homes