Ch. 12-4 Unions Review Quizizz

A fall in prices but a rise in the value of money is called

• deflation.

• devaluation.

• wage enhancement.

• monetary expression.

One type of industrial worker in the U.S. who had specialized skills and received higher wages was

• a union organizer.

• a specialist.

• a common laborer.

• a craft worker.

What effect did the rise in industrialization have on the labor force?

• Poverty spread throughout the cities.

• The overall standard of living rose.

• Hours were lowered and wages decreased.

• The division between rich and poor lessened.

As industrialization increased, specialized workers began to form

• workers' rights leagues.

• guilds.

• trade unions.

• industrial unions.

Workers who tried to unionize were placed _______ so that no company would hire them.

• in trade unions

• in jail

• on leave

• on a blacklist

What tactic did companies use when workers formed a union?

• They locked workers out of the property and refused to pay them.

• They negotiated with the union for benefits.

• They filed suit to legally dissolve the union.

• They ignored the union and continued to do business as usual.

Courts frequently ruled against unions because

• Unions would protest during the trials.

• Judges viewed unions as conspiracies to interfere with trade.

• Companies bribed judges to side with them.

• Courts were unfamiliar with the demands of workers.

The Knights of Labor suffered a steady decline in membership and influence due to lost strikes and

• the Homestead Strike.

• its support of Marxism.

• the Haymarket Riot.

• its refusal to use arbitration.

Which strike resulted in over 100 deaths and $10 million in property damage?

• the Great Railroad Strike

• the Knights of Labor Strike

• the Haymarket Square Riot

• the Homestead Strike

How did Samuel Gompers's views on unionized labor change the way unions operated?

• He favored collective bargaining and closed shops.

• He encouraged workers to strike and to resist any attempt to stop them.

• He encouraged membership among immigrants and radicals.

• He got the courts to stop issuing injunctions against strikes.