Labor Day Terms
Bread and Roses Strike
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Labor Day Facts
Labor Day Today
100

An organized effort to refuse work by a body of employees who are usually trying to get better working conditions or wages.

What is a strike?

100

The location of this strike.

What is Lawrence, MA.

100

The city that this fire happened in.

What is New York City?

100

The date of Labor Day this year (2018).

What is September 3rd?

100

A company who is under scrutiny for having employees commit suicide due to poor working conditions.

What is Foxconn?

200

Term that means a violent disturbance of peace by a crowd, can happen at strikes if things get out of hand.

What is a riot?

200

The types of people who were on strike.

What are women, children, unskilled workers, and immigrants working in the mills?

200

List some safety features that were neglected, which led to more injury and death in the fire.

What are narrow fire escape, locked doors with no escape, and no sprinklers?

200

The day Labor Day is celebrated.

What is the first Monday of September?

200

The Massachusetts minimum wage per hour.

What is $11 per hour?

300

Term given to someone who comes in to work when the employees are on strike.

What is a scab?

300

The amount of time the workers were on strike.

What is around 2 months?

300

The names of the two owners of the factory.

What is Max Blanck and Isaac Harris?

300

The city Labor Day was first celebrated in.

What is New York City?

300

The number of hours you can work in one week before it is considered overtime.

What is 40 hours?

400

An organized group of workers who protect their rights and interests.

What is a union?

400

The number of deaths that occurred on the strike.

What is 296 people?

400

The amount of people who lost their lives in this fire.

What is 145 people?

400

The first year Labor Day was celebrated.

What is 1882?

400

The number of hours in one day that a 16 year old is supposed to work.

What is 8 hours?

500
A worker who is not specialized in a trade or craft.

What is an unskilled worker?

500

The date that the strike finally ended.

What is March 12th, 1912?

500

The day this tragic fire happened.

What is March 25th 1911?

500

The first state to declare Labor Day as a legal holiday.

What is Oregon?

500

The amount of suicides committed by Foxconn employees in one year.

What is 14 suicides?