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TCI VOCABULARY
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| American Federation of Labor (AFL) | a national labor organization, founded in 1886, that consisted mainly of skilled workers and focused on higher wages and shorter workdays |
| child labor | the practice of using children as manual laborers |
| Haymarket Affair | a violent clash in 1886 between union supporters and Chicago police that divided and weakened the labor movement |
| Homestead Strike | Carnegie Steel plant workers' strike that was broken by the state militia |
| Pullman Strike | railway workers' strike that was broken by federal troops, weakening the labor movement] |
| working class | a socioeconomic term used to describe persons in a social class marked by jobs that provide low pay, require limited skill, or physical labor. |