labor vs. management – Flashcards
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workers unite to form:
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unions
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During the Industrial Revolution, workers begin to DEMAND:
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federal wages, safer work, and better work hours which would become an 8 hour work day
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Collective Bargaining
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negotiation of wages and other conditions of employment by an organized body of employees
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strike
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refusal to work by workers in order to protest
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yellow dog contracts
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contract between a worker and an employer in which the worker agrees not to remain or join in a union
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lock out
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the exclusion of employees by their employer from their place of work until certain terms are agreed to
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blacklisting
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a list of people or products viewed with suspicion or disapproval
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boycott
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withdraw from social relations
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Closed Shop/Union Shop
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business that hires union workers
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knights of labor leader
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terrence powderly
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american federation of labor leader
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samuel gompers
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an organization for unskilled, skilled, and female workers
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knights of labor
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still exists today, only accepted skilled workers
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american federation of labor
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supported the chinese execution
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knights of labor
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fought for the rights for the working man
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knights of labor
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By the beginning of 1886, there were 700,000 Knights of Labor,did not believe in strikes
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knights of labor
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american federation of labor
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did not believe in strikes, much more reasonable goals
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year the haymarket riot took place
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1886
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year the pullman strike took place
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1894
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year the homestead strike took place
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1892
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started as a peaceful strike for an 8 hour work day
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haymarket riot
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an unknown person threw dynamite and killed 8 cops and 4 civillians
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hay market riot
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no solid evidence of the convicted knights of labor huge set back for the knights of labor
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haymarket riot
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nationwide railroad strike
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pullman strike
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turning point for us labor laws
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pullman strike
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injuction
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pullmarket
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striking over low wages
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pullman strike
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andrew carnegie was a part of which strike?
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homestead strike
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went on strike as a result of poor working conditions
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homestead strike
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use of violence against workers
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homestead strike
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immigrant attitudes
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they came to us accepting any job without careing about the pay for long hours. they didnt wanna get deported. did not want to make waves
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government attitudes
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laissesz fair
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public opinion
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unions are causing violence, problems, and sometimes execution of police officers
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scabs
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workers who break labor strikes or who are hired to replace striking workers
