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Unions-Gilded Age
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Were any national laws passes as a result of Unions? | No |
| What percent of workers joined Unions? | 5 % |
| First Major Union | National Labor Union led by William H. Sylvis |
| National Labor Union type | industrial union |
| National Labor Union beliefs | 1. 8 hr days 2. no chinese immigration 3. no convict labor 4. segregated unions 5. nation political reform over strikes 6. women can work |
| Second Major Union | Knights of Labor led by Uriah H. Stephens |
| Knights of Labor type | industrial union |
| Knights of Labor beliefs | 1. bankers, doctors, lawyers, gamblers cant join 2. no child/convict labor 3. equal pay for women 4. no chinese immigration 5. blacks/women can join 6. powderly( 2nd leader) didnt support strikes 7. graduated income tax |
| 3rd major union | American Federation of Labor led by Samuel Gompers, was the most popular |
| American federation of labor type | craft union |
| American Federation of Labor beliefs | 1. 8 hr work day 2. collective bargaining - negotiate wages 3. skilled workers more important than unskilled |
| industrial union | includes all laborers, skilled and unskilled, who work in a specific industry |
| craft union | all skilled workers from many different industries |
| 4th major union | American Railway Union, led by Eugene V Debs |
| American Railway Union type | industrial union for railroad workers |
| American Railway Union strike | 1. George Pullman cuts wages 2. Railroad workers strike, refuse to switch Pullman cars 3. Pullman goes to gov and says strikers are breaking law by refusing to send US mail 4.President Cleveland sends troops to break up strike 5. Many injuries/deaths |
| 5th major Union | Industrial Workers of the World, aka Wobblies, led by Bill Haywood, most radical |
| Industrial Workers of the World beliefs | 1. included everyone - poc, women, immigrants, farmers, coal miners 2. a lot of strikes 3. educated members |
| Industrial Workers of the World type | industrial union |