Strikes and Labor Unions

Which of the following describes the Pullmans Strike (1894)?

• Pinkertons attacked by strikers

• Eugen Debs jailed for refusing to obey President Cleveland's Injunction

• Railroad workers strike

• Carnegie closed his factory

Which of the following best describes the Homestead Strike?

• Carnegie tried to break his employees unions and closed the plant.

• This lead to a decline in membership for the Knights of Labor

• The first strike to link violence to Labor Unions

• All 80,000 railroad workers struck at the same time.

Which best describes the Haymarket Riot of 1886?

• Railroad workers went on strike because their wages were cut

• Pinkertons were attacked by strikers

• It was the strike that linked violence to labor unions and caused the decline of the knights of labor membership

• Eugene Debs was jailed for refusing to stop the strike

Which best describes The Great Railroad Strike of 1877?

• The ARU/NRU went on strike for wages

• Someone threw a bomb and killed 8 police and some onlookers

• Carnegie tried to shut down the unions and closed his factory

• 80,000 Railroad went on strike and violence became very common

What were the Knights of Labor?

• Women and African-American Craft workers

• White Men Skilled Craftsmen

• Railroad workers (mainly Chinese)

• Factory workers working for Carnegie

Who were in the American Federation of Labor?

• Railroad workers (mainly Chinese)

• women and African-American crafts workers

• Factory workers working for Carnegie

• white male skilled craftsmen

What do Labor Unions do?

• They are an organized association of works that help protect the rights and interest of workers.

• They are a set of laws that force employers to follow certain wage and safety standards.

• They are illegal tactics used by employers to gain advantages in industry.

What is collective bargaining?

What is a yellow-dog contract?

What is a pinkerton?