Working-Class Life
What did workers form to fight for better pay and working conditions?
What are labor unions?
What is a protest?
A public action where people show disagreement.
What is a strike?
When workers stop working to demand changes.
What did workers want to improve in factories?
What are wages and working conditions?
When did the Pullman Strike happen?
1894
About how many hours a week did many industrial workers work?
What is 60 hours?
Why did workers protest?
To demand better pay, shorter hours, and safer conditions.
What did workers want from strikes?
Better wages, shorter hours, and safer conditions.
What did unions fight for?
Better pay, shorter hours, and safer workplaces.
What company reduced worker's wages while keeping rent high?
What is the Pullman Company?
Why did many workers struggle financially?
Low wages and unemployment made it difficult to live.
What did workers do to demand better wages and conditions?
What could happen if a strike became violent?
A major 1892 steelworker strike at Carnegie's Homestead plant.
What famous labor caber conflict took place in Chicago in 1886?
What is the Haymarket affair?
What role did the American Railway Union play?
It supported the Pullman workers and helped organize the boycott.
What problems did women and children face in factories?
They often worked long hours for low pay.
What two things did employers sometimes use to fight against unions?
What are replacement workers and lockouts?
What was the Homestead Strike?
They could lead to violence, arrests, or workers losing their jobs.
What benefits could unions help workers gain?
Better pay, safer conditions, shorter hours, and benefits.
What year did the pullman strike happen?
What is 1894
How did industrialization change skilled workers' jobs?
Machines replaced some skilled jobs with unskilled work.
Why were worker protests sometimes difficult to organize?
Workers had difficulty organizing because employers could fire or replace them.
Why were labor strikes important to workers?
Strikes gave workers a way to pressure employers for changes.
How did employers try to stop unions?
They fired workers, hired replacement workers, or used legal action.
What was the major result of the Pullman Strike?
The strike ended after federal intervention, and union leader Eugene V. Debs was arrested.