LABOR FACTOIDS
In which US city was the first Labor Day parade held?
NEW YORK CITY : SEPTEMBER 1882
In 1867, NYC was the first to require ______ for multi-story factories in case of an emergency evacuation.
FIRE ESCAPES
“Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent (1) .”
— Thomas Edison
PERSPIRATION
What is the term for someone who works independently rather than as a permanent employee of one company?
FREELANCER
“Rosie the Riveter” symbolized the millions of women who replaced men in industrial jobs during which war?
WWII
Which civil rights leader led the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers' strike in the period immediately before his assassination?
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
“Workers of the world, ______!”
— Karl Marx, The Communist Manifesto
UNITE
Most common professional title for someone who designs bridges, roads, and other infrastructure?
CIVIL ENGINEER
In 1938, the first federal minimum wage was ____ per hour.
A) 10 CENTS
B) 25 CENTS
C) 45 CENTS
D) ONE DOLLAR
B) 25 CENTS
The “Bread and Roses” strike of thousands of textile workers in Massachusetts occurred in 1912.
What did they mean by "Bread and Roses?"
MATERIAL SECURITY AND TIME OFF
“Well done is better than well ____.”
— Benjamin Franklin
SAID
What profession studies earthquakes?
SEISMOLOGIST
What current government agency was created in 1913 to focus on issues involving American workers?
The US Department of Labor
The US does not have nationwide mandatory PAID ______ leave, only unpaid.
MATERNITY
“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to _________(6).”
— Often attributed to Confucius, though doubtful.
WORK A DAY IN YOUR LIFE
What profession specializes in helping people regain everyday, practical abilities after injury or illness?
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
To check for toxic gas leaks, a small bird in a small cage was gently lowered deep into a coal mine. Which kind of bird was used for this purpose?
CANARY
What name of a union does UFW stand for?
(3 words)
UNITED FARM WORKERS
The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) is associated with this slogan: "An injury to one is
____ ____ ____ ____ ."
(4 words)
AN INJURY TO ALL
What does an entomologist study?
INSECTS
Which US president signed the law making Labor Day a federal holiday in 1894?
GROVER CLEVELAND
In the US, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 established federal laws for what?
Name ONE of the three!
CHILD LABOR
MINIMUM WAGE
OVERTIME RULES
“The reward of _______ (4) is having done it.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
A THING WELL DONE
What is a cartographer responsible for creating?
MAPS
In 1914, this company introduced "the $5 Workday," roughly doubling the prevailing wage for many workers—and helping reduce employee turnover.
FORD
From 1903 to 1947 (when it was outlawed), a "closed shop" was any workplace where the employer agreed to hire only WHO?
UNION MEMBERS
The National Labor Union's slogan:
“Eight hours for work, eight hours for rest, eight hours for ____(3).
WHAT WE WILL
What does a lexicographer do?
MAKES DICTIONARIES
Name the Chicago railroad strike in 1894 directly resulted in the creation of the nationwide Labor Day holiday?
THE PULLMAN STRIKE
OSHA was created in 1970. What does it stand for?
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
“Nothing will work unless ______ (2) .”
— Maya Angelou
YOU DO
What was the profession of "shoemaker" traditionally called?
COBBLER
Which state was the first to make Labor Day a legal holiday, in 1887?
A) NEW YORK
B) VIRGINIA
C) CALIFORNIA
D) OREGON
D) OREGON
From the 1890s through the 1920s, a "YELLOW-DOG CONTRACT" was an agreement a worker signed promising not to ___________ as a condition of getting or keeping a job.
JOIN A UNION
“_______________(7), but woman's work
— is never done.”
— English Proverb
MAN'S WORK IS — FROM SUN TO SUN
Official name of the professional who repairs and restores old clocks and watches?
HOROLOGIST
The Haymarket Affair, a 1886 labor protest in Chicago, helped establish which current norm?
A) wearing safety helmets
B) the eight-hour workday
C) annual two-week vacations
D) maternity leave
B) THE EIGHT-HOUR WORKDAY
Which 3 types of workers was the UAW union created in 1935 to protect?
United ______, _____, and ______ Workers of America
Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement
“Nothing is really work unless you would rather be _____(3) .”
— James M. Barrie
author of Peter Pan
DOING SOMETHING ELSE
Official name of the professional who studies and cares for bees?
Hint: Not bee keeper
APIARIST