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What is a union?
A group of workers who join together to fight for better work.
Government agency that helps protect workers' rights
Department of Labor.
holiday celebrates workers' rights in the U.S
labor day
What law in 1938 set rules for minimum wage and child labor?
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
What is a strike?
When workers stop working to ask for better conditions.
True/False
The Department of Labor sets rules about minimum wage
True
What strike in 1894 led to a national railway shutdown
Pullman Strike.
wrongful termination
when a boss fires a worker unfairly
What is minimum wage?
The lowest pay a worker can legally get.
What is OSHA
a US government agency within the Department of Labor, ensuring safe and healthy working conditions for all workers in the US.
What was the first national labor union in the U.S.
knights of labor
What is the name of a big labor group formed in 1955?
AFL-CIO
law in 1935 protected workers' rights to unionize
The Wagner Act.
What does OSHA stand for?
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Who led the farm workers' movement in the 1960s
César Chávez
what does AFL-CIO stand for
The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations