WorksheetsLabor Day
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When was Labor Day 2017?
a)
Yesterday
b)
September 4, 2017
c)
The first Monday of September
d)
All of the above
2.
What do most Americans see Labor Day as?
a)
The end of winter
b)
The end of summer
c)
An important victory
d)
A union construct
3.
What does Labor Day celebrate?
a)
Enjoying time with family
b)
Having time to relax with friends
c)
a celebration of the social and economic achievements of American workers
d)
A sad moment in history
4.
More than a century ago, workers had to deal with _____ conditions?
a)
Splendid
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
Harmful
d)
Harsh
5.
How long were work days?
a)
8 hours
b)
10-12 hours
c)
4-6 hours
d)
14 hours
6.
True or False, women and children did not have to work during this time.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
True or False, you could take sick days off from work during this time?
a)
False
b)
True
8.
Why did workers begin organizing into labor unions?
a)
To get more money
b)
To stop the exploitation of children
c)
Tired of long hours and dangerous conditions
d)
All of the above
9.
True or False, the unions wanted to place limits on the age children could work?
a)
False
b)
True
10.
In what year was Labor Day passed?
a)
1492
b)
1884
c)
1894
d)
2016
11.
money paid in exchange for work
a)
wages
b)
check
c)
employee
d)
employer
12.
to form a union
a)
organize
b)
demand
c)
protest
d)
picket
13.
to claim as one's right; to require
a)
demand
b)
organize
c)
protest
d)
labor
14.
a person who works for pay in the service of an individual or business
a)
employee
b)
employer
c)
protester
d)
union
15.
to employ; to give a job
a)
hire
b)
organize
c)
demand
d)
protest
16.
a person who pays others to work for him or her
a)
employer
b)
employee
c)
union
d)
picket
17.
work that is hard and usually physical; to work hard
a)
labor
b)
strike
c)
picket
d)
demand
18.
to walk or stand in front of a business where there is a strike
a)
picket
b)
protest
c)
union
d)
demand
19.
to complain strongly about
a)
protest
b)
picket
c)
organize
d)
union
20.
to stop work in order to force employers to agree to demands
a)
strike
b)
protest
c)
union
d)
organize
21.
an organization of workers designed to help them get better pay and working conditions
a)
union
b)
protest
c)
strike
d)
demand
22.
the smallest amount of money employers may legally pay their employees
a)
minimum wage
b)
wages
c)
union
d)
labor
23.
Where was Labor Day first celebrated in the United States?
a)
Delaware
b)
Hawaii
c)
Puerto Rico
d)
New York
24.
What is the date of the first Labor Day holiday celebrated in the United States?
a)
September 9, 2001
b)
September 5, 1882
c)
March 7, 1993
d)
August 28, 2017
25.
When do we celebrate Labor Day?
a)
The first Monday in September?
b)
February 21st
c)
On Dr. Seuss's birthday (March 2nd)
d)
December 25th
26.
Which of the following was NOT FOUND in work in factories
a)
Boring, repetitive work
b)
Lack of safety regulations
c)
Low job security
d)
Chances for career advancement
27.
Where were the majority of factories located?
a)
Urban environments (cities)
b)
Rural areas
28.
Unions wanted workers to be guaranteed all of the following EXCEPT?
a)
8 Hour Work Day
b)
Safety Codes
c)
Continue Child Labor
d)
Equal pay for women
29.
The key weapon that union workers have against their employers is
a)
The ability to strike
b)
Lock-Outs
c)
Blacklisting
d)
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