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What is socialism?
Is an economic and political philosophy that favors public, instead of private, control of property and income.
What is a sweatshop?
A factory or workshop where people work for low wages
What was the Homestead Strike?
It was a violent industrial lockout and strike that took place from July 1 to November 20, 1892.
He was a poor Jewish immigrant from England who had worked his way up to head the Cigarmakers' Union in New York.
What are company towns?
The housing in the communities that were owned by the business and rented out by employees.
What was the Haymaker Riot?
It was a violent confrontation and bombing that occurred on May 4, 1886, at Haymarket Square in Chicago, Illinois, during a labor rally for the eight-hour workday
He was a leader of the American Railroad Union and grouped all railroad workers together rather than into seperate trade unions according to the job they held.
What was the American Federation of Labor?
It was a loose organization of some 100 unions of skilled workers devoted to specific crafts.
What is collective bargaining?
Negotiating as a group with their employer for higher wages or better working conditions.
What was the Pullman Strike?
It was a massive nationwide railroad strike and labor boycott in the United States from May to July 1894 that pitted railroad workers against the Pullman Palace Car Company and the federal government.
Who was Terence V. Powderly?
He was an American labor leader, politician, and attorney who led Knights of Labor as Grand Master Workman from 1879 to 1893.
Who are the Knights of Labor?
Was the largest American labor movement of the 19th century