Definitions
sweatshops
small, dark, and dirty work houses.
Homestead strike
a violent lockout strike.
was an American labor leader, politician, and attorney who led Knights of Labor as Grand Master Workman from 1879 to 1893.
Terrance V. Powderly
American federation of labor
a national federation labor unions in the United States.
Socialism
economic and political system characterized by the social, collective, or public ownership and control of the means of production.
Hay Maker Riot
a violent clash on May 4, 1886 at Haymarket Square in Chicago, Illinois.
The Knights of Labor
the first major national labor organization in the united states.
Company towns
a community where almost all housing, stores and essentials are owned by one single company.
The Pullman strike
a massive nationwide railroad strike and boycott in the United States that lasted from May 11, to July 20, in 1894.
He was a leader of the American Railroad Union and grouped all railroad workers together rather than into seperate trade unions according to the job they held.
Euguene V. Debs.
collective bargaining
the negotiation process between an employer and a union representing a group of workers.
a British born American cigar maker who became the first and longest serving president of the American federation of labor.
Samuel Gompers.