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Clep Labor issues
Clep late 1800s to early 1900s Labor Issues
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The first labor union to accept African Americans, women, and immigrants was a. Industrial Workers of the World. b. International Ladies Garment Workers. c. American Federation of Labor. d. Knights of Labor. | d. Knights of Labor. 1869 |
| ___hurt Knight of labor, splinter into small craft unions & radical groups | Haymarket strike |
| Workers picketing the plant greet the ___ with violence and the confrontation soon becomes a full-scale pitched battle, with seven Pinkertons and eleven union members killed. | Pinkerton's |
| The Wagner Act was important because: | it established the National Labor Relations Board to ensure a fair union organizing campaign. |
| Uriah Stephens formed the Knights of Labor in ___ in 1869. They would become an important force in the early days of labor organizing. | Philadelphia |
| President Roosevelt signs into law the ____ , known as the Wagner Act. The law safeguards union organizing efforts and authorizes the National Labor Relations Board to assure fairness in union elections and during collective bargaining with employers. | National Labor Relations Act |
| Congress overrides President Truman's veto of the ____, a landmark piece of legislation that rolls back many of the advantages labor gained in the 1935 Wagner Act. Many Democrats join with Republican lawmakers to curb the power of unions. | Taft-Hartley Act |
| Sherman Anti-Trust Act | Intended to block business monopolies, it will be used effectively by employers against unions. |
| What union formed in 1869 admitted blacks, women and unskilled workers? | The Knights of Labor |
| What was the long-term philosophy of the Knights of Labor? | Achieving a society in which employees and managers worked cooperatively for all of society's benefit. |
| When did the Knights of Labor reach its height of power? | 1880's |
| What caused the disintegration of the Knights of Labor? | Several failed strikes; including that which resulted in the Haymarket Square riot in 1886. |
| What happened to the Knights of Labor when they began to lose power? | They broke into small crafts unions and other more radical workers' groups and were eventually supplanted by the AFL(C). |
| What union was most powerful by the 1890's? | American Federation of Labor (AFL) |
| What mid-1930's group grew out of the AFL? | The Congress of Industrial Organizations. |
| Where did the radical union "The Industrial Workers of the World" come from in the late 19th century? | Western Federation of Miners |
| In the wake of the Haymarket incident, labor organizer Samuel Gompers sets up this union , a collection of trade unions that will play a major role in the labor movement throughout the century to come. | American Federation of Labor (AFL) 1886 |
| The Haymarket Affair took place when? | 1886 |
| The Haymarketk Affair of 1886 involved . . .? | A bomb thrown at Chicago police and a subsequent riot involving police and striking workers. |
| Knight of Labor welcomed: | skilled, unskilled, women, blacks |
| AFL's Samuel Gompers did not want to get involved in: | Politics |
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