2.06 Labor Movements (US History)

Why Did Workers Need Labor Unions?
At the end of the _______ War, the United States entered a period of enormous change. American ________ expanded. F__________cropped up in urban areas with dense populations. Companies needed a continuous supply of worke

Civil, industry, Factories, skilled, low, harsh, immigrants

Life in the Factory Workplace
The rise of the factory system greatly altered the workplace for skilled workers. Once, craftsmen had been involved in every phase of production. Mass production in factories changed that because machines created pieces that

handmade, profits/money, federal, state, local, fired, jobless, unions

What Successes Did Labor Unions Have?
Labor unions were not a new idea. Some unions of skilled craftsmen, such as shoemakers, formed in the early 1800s. Women also formed labor unions. In 1845, the _________ Labor _________ Association (FLRA) was formed i

Female, Reform, mill, Civil, smaller, National, smaller, African, Chinese, women

What Successes Did Labor Unions Have?
In 1869, Uriah _____________ (lol first name of Curry) and a group of _________ organized the ________ ________ of the _________ of Labor. ( labor union led by Uriah Stephens that offered membership to skilled and uns

Stephens, tailors, Noble Order, Knights, skilled, unskilled, women, race, equal, two, Craft, Federation, Gompers, collective

What Successes Did Labor Unions Have?
The other approach to union organization included both _________ and __________ laborers in one industry.
The American ___________ Union, led by Eugene V. ______, organized ___________, semi-skilled, and highly skille

skilled, unskilled, Railway, Debs, unskilled, railway, employers, courts, politicians, employers

Who Fought the Unions?
An economic depression in 1873 affected business owners as well as workers. Owners of businesses both large and small were reluctant to invest money in workers or workplaces. As a result, wages remained ____ and working conditions r

low, dangerous/bad, coal, Irish Catholics, Molly Maguires, burned, Baltimore, Ohio, Railroad, Great, federal

Haymarket Riot
While violence was not unusual during strikes, the Haymarket Riot that occurred in Chicago, Illinois, in 1886, alarmed most Americans.
(a worker protest in 1886 in Chicago that turned violent after a bomb exploded, killing several policemen

brutality, arrived/came, bomb, workers, public

Homestead Strike
Violence returned to Pennsylvania in 1892 with the Homestead Strike.
(________ workers went on strike to protest the reduction to wages at Carnegie Steel Corporation. Strike became violent causing the workers to be unsuccessful.)
Workers

Steel, Carnegie, Frick, strikebreakers, armed, Pinkerton, union, company

Other strikes, such as the Pullman Strike, ended violently as well.
(a work stoppage in 1894 that was the result of the Pullman Company lowering worker wages)
When the Pullman Company cut workers' wages without cutting the cost of employee housing, the Am

Railway, strikebreakers, Cleveland, Debs, blacklisted

How Does Government Influence Economy?
During the Second Industrial Revolution, many workers became disillusioned with __________ (an economic system in which the means of production are controlled by ___________ rather than the state). Captain = Control/

capitalism, individuals, Free, market, economic, benefit/advantage,

How Does Government Influence Economy?
During this era, some workers supported different forms of government. Some embraced ___________ (definition: system of government in which the state is seen as undesirable and unnecessary; it opposes c__________, wh

anarchy, capitalism, extreme, Debs, socialism, economic, planned, state, government,

How Does Government Influence Economy?
Some of the more radical worker groups supported _____________ (an economic and political system in which the state owns and controls all property).
But this extreme form of __________was more than most labor leaders

communism, socialism, mixed, government, Industrial Workers of the World, Wobblies, Wobblies, unskilled

What Did Unions Accomplish?
As the __th century ended, _________ continued to gain members. G_____________ officials, as well as business owners, fought them. Business owners frequently refused to recognize u_______.
Workers in many factories were prohibi

19th, unions, Government, unions, meetings, union, yellow, dog, state, federal

What Did Unions Accomplish?
However, the issue of working conditions remained controversial. This issue became more difficult for the public to ignore as workplace disasters occurred.
-In 1907, more than 300 miners died in a coal mine collapse.
-In 1911,

Shirtwaist, sweatshop, immigrants, safety, guilty, Department, Labor