Which of the following was NOT a tactic of laborers to gain better pay and working conditions?

• Blacklists

• Strikes

• Collective Bargaining

• Forming unions

Identify the tactics used by big business to prevent union activity [select multiple answers]

• Open shops (didn't have to be part of a union)

• Race-baiting

• Lockouts

• Hiring scabs

Correctly identify the key figure of each labor union

• National Labor Union

• Samuel Gompers

• American Federation of Labor

• Terence Powderly

• International Ladies Garment Workers

• William Sylvis

• Knights of Labor

• Florence Kelley

a company tool to fight union demands by refusing to allow employees to enter its facilities to work

• lock out
• arbitration
• injunction
• closed shop

Which technique of labor unions was the most effective for unskilled labor?

• Strikes

• Walk outs

• Arbitration

• Mediation

What was the main goal of labor unions in the 19th century?

• Establish job security for their members

• To get workers paid vacations

• To improve wages and working hours

• To provide universal healthcare for all workers

Decide which quote supports labor unions:

Quote 1

“The working people find that improvements in the methods of production and distribution are constantly being made, and unless they occasionally strike, or have the power to enter upon a strike, the improvements will all go to the employer and all the injuries to the employees.”

Quote 2

“The strike is apparently hopeless, and must be regarded as nothing more than a rash and spiteful demonstration of resentment by men too ignorant or too reckless to understand their own

interests.”

• Quote 1

• Quote 2

• Both

• Neither

This song, popularized by the Industrial Workers of the World, best reflects which of these ideas?

• With hard work and determination, anyone can become wealthy.

• If someone you work with is being mistreated, it's best to mind your own business.

• If workers band together through unions, they can negotiate better pay and working conditions.

• Good things come to those who respect authority and do as they are told.

• Pullman Strike

• Homestead Strike

• Railroad Strike

• Labor Union

Match the following

• Refuse to buy a business' products

• Collective Bargaining

• Negotiations between bosses & workers

• Boycott

• Stop working & protest a business

• Strike