Name Two
Living in tenements was unsafe for many reasons. Name two.
2. Poorly maintained
3. Disease
4. High rent, no competition
The Pullman Strike, Haymarket Affair, and Homestead Strike all had this negative common factor.
What is violence?
Equal Opportunity Employment has been a good thing overall but when this group of people had heavy restrictions placed on their employment it had a good impact on society as well.
What are child labor laws?
Workers lived in company-owned tenements despite poor conditions for this reason.
What is the lack of a suitable alternative?
This labor union adopted the socialist polices of Karl Marx
Who are the Industrial Workers of the World?
3 main problems facing steel workers. Name two
1. Lack of protective gear
2. Inhalation of toxic gases
3. Loud noise
This specific action in the Haymarket Affair escalated the situation into a violent altercation.
What is an unknown person threw a bomb into a group of policemen?
What is 60?
Daily Double:
This type of court order can prohibit a specific action of businesses, citizens, and unions.
What is an injunction?
Child labor came mostly from 3 groups. Name two
Poor families
Immigrants who wanted them to learn responsibility
Orphans
Daily Double:
Aside from the quality of working conditions this is the largest difference between farm work and factory work.
What is the division of labor? (specialization)
Arguably one of the biggest wins for labor unions was when the avg work week for factory workers fell to this.
What is 49 hours per week?
Largest problems workers faced when living in tenements.
What is disease?
At least 4 factors made child labor a problem for children. Name two.
1. Dangerous work
2. Replaced education/ stifled future success
3. Reduced social interaction
4. Psychological trauma
The most significant precedent set by the Raidroad Strike of 1877?
What is the US Army being used to break the strike?
Overall the work week fell by an average of this many hours from 1890 to 1915.
What is 6 hours?
One issue workers wished unions would address but few actually did.
The Pullman Strike differed from many other labor disputes for several reasons. Name two
1. Workers werent actually part of the Union
2. Fed Govt broke up the strike
3. National Impact
4. Numerous riots
5. Court involvement in labor disputes.
The Union became more effective after the Civil War by deciding to do this.
What is cooperating with each other?
Overall the avg wage increased by this amount from 1890 to 1915.
What is 11 cents?
This person was head of the American Railway Union and leader of the Pullman Strike.
Who is Eugene Debs?