Labor Movement

What era marked the beginning of the labor movement?

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Renaissance

• The Middle Ages

• The Digital Age

What was a major achievement of the labor movement?

• The invention of the internet

• The establishment of the 40-hour workweek

• The discovery of electricity

• The creation of the first car

Who is considered the father of the labor movement?

• Samuel Gompers

• Karl Marx

• George Meany

• John L. Lewis

What did unions demand regarding child labor in 1881?

• That children should be paid the same as adults

• That children should work only in safe environments

• That children should receive higher education

• That children under 14 should not be hired

What problems inspired the labor movement? (Check 3 that apply)

• desire to have their opinions heard

• low wages

• unreasonably long hours

• unsafe working environments

Match the following events that led to Organized Labor

• Carnegie's Steel Factory in PA, angry workers took control of the plant. 16 people died

• Triangle Shirt Waist Factory

• Fire broke out in sweatshop, doors were locked and 146 people died

• Homestead Strike

• McCormick Harvesting Machine company strike led to dynamite being thrown in the crowd.

• Haymarket Riot

Which group of workers had their rights never asserted by the AFL?

• Blacks

• Asians

• Women

• Immigrants

When did the labor movement in the United States originate?

• 18th century

• 19th century

• 20th century

• 21st century

the acts by employers to keep unions from forming

• boycott

• union busting

• strikebreakers

• wildcat strike

When did the earliest recorded strike occur and why?

• In 1794 when New York journeymen tailors protested a wage reduction

• In 1794 when Philadelphia journeymen cordwainers protested long working hours

• In 1768 when New York journeymen tailors protested a wage reduction

• In 1768 when Philadelphia journeymen cordwainers protested long working hours