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Workers Unite

Unions Unions- organization of workers to fight for better rights Strikes- workers unite and refuse to work until needs are met.

Opposing Unions Yellow-dog contract- required a worker to not join a Union Lockout- employers prevent unions from forming by denying them entry to work Blacklist- list of people considered union starters

The Great Strike of 1877 First major organized strike railroad workers protested a cut in wages walked off job and smashed equipment President Hayes sent army to reopen railroad

Larger Labor Unions Knights of Labor- first labor union that opened membership to EVERY worker who wanted it 8 hour workday, equal pay for women, end to child labor

Haymarket Affair Haymarket Affair (1886)- Police try to break up rally supporting nationwide strike for 8 hour workday in Chicago A bomb is thrown at police 11 people die This hurts the K.O.L.

American Federation of Labor Formed by Samuel Gompers 3 aims: Collective bargaining- negotiations between workers and employers Closed shops- companies could only hire union members 8 hour workday

Homestead Strike (1892) Workers strike at one of the Carnegie Steel mills due to wages being cut Led to an armed conflict and 12 deaths

American Railway Union (1893) founded by socialist Eugene V. Debs Socialism- government ownership of all industries Led Pullman Strike- a railroad company, slashed workers wages Strike ends when President Cleveland orders mail attached to rail cars (federal crime to obstruct mail)