labor movement

Terence Powderly. Skilled and unskilled workers. Women & minorities are welcomed as members. Collapse shortly after Haymarket Riot.

• AFL: American Federation of Labor

• Knights of Labor

In which event did anarchists and other demonstrators clash with Chicago police?

• Haymarket Affair
• Pullman Strike

• Homestead Strike

In which event did company managers hire Pinkerton detectives to reopen a steel mill surrounded by picketing workers?

• The Homestead Strike
• The Pullman Strike
• The Haymarket Affair
• The Great Railroad Strike

Which problem did American factory workers face in the late 19th century?

• Lack of technological advancements
• Excessive wages
• Short Work Days

• Poor working conditions and low wages

union of skilled workers. Samuel Gompers. Focused on improving conditions and raising wages.

• Knights of Labor

• American Federation of Labor (AFL)

Only union members can work there.

• Close shop

• Mutual Aid society

• Collective Bargaining

• Strikes

Carnegie & Frick decided to break the union & locked out the Steelworkers due to a failed negotiation contract. Pinkertons are called in. Failure for the workers

• Pullman Strike (1894)

• Haymarket Riot (1886)

• Homestead Strike (1892)

A bomb is thrown at this event. Labor leaders arrested & put on trial. Knight of Labor associated with violence/anarchism.

• Homestead Strike (1892)

• Haymarket Riot (1886)

• Pullman Strike (1894)

Rail workers went on strike when company lowered wages but not prices in his company town. Eugene Deb's American Railway Union joined in sympathy. President Cleveland sent in federal troops to end the strike.

• Pullman Strike (1894)

• Homestead Strike (1892)

• Haymarket Riot (1886)

The information below lists several major labor actions in the late 19th century.

►     Haymarket Riot (1886)

►     Homestead Strike (1892)

►     Pullman Strike (1894)

How were these actions similar?

•        They ended in important defeats for organized labor.

•        They were stopped by the intervention of the U.S. Army.

•        They led to armed conflicts between workers and Pinkertons.

• They were secretly organized by the American Socialist Party.