Labor Movement

Strike Work Stoppage A group’s refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions

Injunction To order back to work Usually a President orders an injunction if the good of the nation is effected

National Labor Union (NLU) Legalized 8-hour work day for government workers

Knights of Labor 8-hour workday for all workers Equal pay for men and women Did not discriminate against race, gender, or degree of skill

American Federation of Labor Led by Samuel Gompers Include skilled workers from more than one trade Used strikes as a major tactic (higher wages and shorter workweek)

American Railway Union Took all of those involved with the railroad trade

Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) or Wobblies A group of radical men/women They want to change capitalism to socialism Not very successful but did give dignity to unions

International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union (ILGWU) Won labor agreements and better working conditions Fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory led people to ignore such conditions

Create a Bar Graph 1899 Women $267 Men $498 1904 Women $289 Men $540 Annual earnings for men and women

Identify the following: Page Terms on Page 241 The Great Strike Haymarket Affair Homestead Act Pullman Company Strike Mother Jones Eugene Debs Triangle Shirtwaist Factory