Events
A fire burned in this factory, killing 146 workers.
What is the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory?
He locked union workers out of his steel mill:
Who is Andrew Carnegie / Henry Frick?
Workers acting together to negotiate new contracts for higher wages & better conditions
What is collective bargaining?
Closing down a factory or mill so that workers cannot work there:
Belief that the government should be "hands-off" when it comes to business
What is "laissez-faire"?
This strike brought trains in the West to a standstill; President Cleveland sent in federal troops to end the strike.
What is the Pullman Strike?
He founded the American Federation of Labor (AFL)
Who is Samuel Gompers?
Workers walk out of their jobs and picket the factory / workplace
Temporary workers who fill jobs during a strike, often from a different ethnic group than most of the strikers.
What are strike-breakers / "scabs"?
Market-based economic system in which individuals or corporations privately own the means of production.
What is capitalism?
After an explosion occurred during this event, 4 union leaders were hanged.
What is the Haymarket Riot?
He was the leader of the Knights of Labor
Who is Terrence Powderly?
An arrangement where a place of employment requires employees to be union members
What is "closed shop"?
A court order to end a strike.
What is an injunction?
Ideology developed by Karl Marx, calling for violent revolution by workers (proletariat) to overthrow the “bourgeoisie” and establish a classless society.
What is communism?
This strike occurred after Carnegie & Frick locked their workers out; Pinkerton guards were called in to break the strike.
What is the Homestead Strike?
He invented sleeping railroad cars & formed a company town for his employees
Who is George Pullman?
Workers would pool their money together for things like emergencies and health insurance
What is a mutual aid society?
Private detective hired to break up strikes
What are Pinkertons?
Ideology in favor of government ownership of the means of production to improve conditions for workers.
What is socialism?
The first battle of the Civil War
What is the Battle of Ft. Sumter?
This union leader was arrested after the Pullman Strike & became a socialist
Eugene Debs
Union workers carrying signs outside their place of employment
What is the "picket line" / picketing?
Forcing workers to sign an agreement not to unionize
What is a "Yellow-Dog" Contract?
Belief that humans, like other forms of life, compete for survival and that those who are naturally superior will meet with the greatest success.
What is Social Darwinism?