Big Businesses and Labor Unions

Who was businessman who monopolized the steel industry in the late 19th century?

• Andrew Carnegie
• John Rockefeller
• Henry Ford
• Thomas Edison

Who controlled the oil industry in the late 1800s?

• Henry Ford

• Andrew Carnegie

• John D. Rockefeller

• Thomas Edison

Factories generally provided a safe and easy working environment for their workers during the period after the Civil War.

• True

• False

What was the length of the average workday in the factories?

• 12-16 hours
• 18-20 hours
• 10-12 hours
• 6-8 hours

African Americans and immigrants were paid lower wages than the others workers.

• True

• False

What is a labor union?

• A type of financial investment
• A form of government regulation
• A software application for tracking work hours
• An organization formed by workers to protect their rights, and to bargain for higher pay, a shorter workday, and a safer workplace.

What's the name for a work stoppage caused by workers' dissatisfaction with their company?

• strike
• protest
• boycott
• demonstration

What's the name of one of the largest labor unions to form during the late 1800s that we highlighted in the text? (Two correct options.)

• American Federation of Labor (AFL)

• National Labor Union
• International Workers of the World
• Knights of Labor

What's the correct definition for "collective bargaining"?

• Talks between employers and a group of employees to regulate working conditions.

• A legal requirement for employers to provide benefits to employees
• A method of individual negotiation between an employee and another employee

• A process of outsourcing labor negotiations to a third-party mediator

People were often killed working their factory jobs because accidents were prevalent.

• False

• True