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When was Lincoln’s presidency? Was he Democrat or Republican?

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-1861-1865
-republican

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What things happened under Lincoln’s presidency? (workers arriving)

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-immigrants arrived from Europe and Asia 1860s onwards
-AA workers arrived from 1865

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What was the impact of immigrants arriving from Europe and Asia? When?

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-1860s onwards (Lincoln)
-caused further divisions amongst workers->they were not allowed to join unions

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What was the impact of AA workers arriving? When?

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-from 1865 (Lincoln)
-caused divisions amongst the workforce as they would accept lower pay than white workers

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When was Ulysses Grant’s presidency? Was he Democrat or Republican?

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-1869-1877
-republican

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What things happened under Ulysses Grant’s presidency? (1)

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the Molly Maguires 1873

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Who were the Molly Maguires? When?

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-1873 (Grant)
-were a group of Irish immigrant miners who employed violent tactics->they did not encourage union membership and employers used heavy-handed tactics to deal with them

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When was Cleveland’s first presidency? Was he Democrat or Republican?

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-1885-1889
-democrat

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What things happened under Cleveland’s first presidency? (Union and affair)

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-The Knights of Labor 1885
-Haymarket Affair 1886

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What did the Knights of Labor do? When?

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-1885 (Cleveland)
-conducted successful strike action against the Wabash Railroad in 1885 which saw its membership increase from 20,000 to 700,000

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What was the Haymarket Affair? When?

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-1886 (Cleveland)
-improve working conditions->violence broke out between striking workers and police->lack of worker solidarity and divide between workers (he sent police)

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When was Cleveland’s second presidency? Was he Democrat or Republican?

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-1893-1897
-democrat

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What things happened under Cleveland’s second presidency? (strikes and something else) (3)

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-Wobblies’
-The Homestead Strike 1892
-Pullman Strike 1894

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What did the Wobblies use of violence do?

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use of violence saw a decrease in support of employers to negotiate with unions (1890s ish) (Cleveland)

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What was the Homestead Strike? When?

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-1892 (Cleveland)
-almost bankrupted the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers which led to a decline in union membership

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What was the Pullman Strike? When?

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-1894 (Cleveland)
-Members of the Pullman company went on strike due to wages - prevented trains running across the US->employees in other industries also joined the strike out of sympathy->causing other strikes->business stopped as goods could not be transported->mail transported by rail so government used this as an excuse to break up the strike->this was the Omnibus Indictment Act (1894)->federal government sent in troops
-hindered TU

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When was Teddy Roosevelt’s presidency? Was he Democrat or Republican?

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-1901-1909
-republican

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What things happened under Teddy Roosevelt’s presidency? (union and uni vs uni)

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-Women’s trade Union League (WTUL) 1903
-Lochner vs New York 1905

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What was a result of the Women’s Trade Union League (WTUL) being established? When?

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-1903 (Roosevelt)
-women were under represented in unions before hand
-as well as improving working conditions it also campaigned for the vote
-it came into conflict with male unions who believed it was their responsibility to negotiate terms

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What was Lochner vs New York? When?

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-1905 (Roosevelt)
-involved the 14th Amendment to declare as unconstitutional a law imposing a 10 hour day (claimed it violated the rights of workers)
-others placed federal injunctions on unions that organised strikes and attempted to boycott unfair employers or encourage others to do so

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When was Wilson presidency? Was he Democrat or Republican?

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-1913-1921
-democrat

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What things happened under Wilson’s presidency? (3) (union and big worldwide event and one more thing)

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-NWLB (1918)
-WW1
-Welfare Capitalism of the 20s

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What was the NWLB? When?

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-National War Labor Board
-1918 (Wilson)
-created by Wilson to settle disputes between workers and employers->ensure production was maintained and not interrupted by strikes ->the government began to recognise and negotiate with unions through the NWLB

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What was the impact of WW1?

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-increased demand in production offered employers the opportunity to increase their profits->encouraged the government’s intervention in the economy which benefited the workers and increased union members

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What was the impact of the Welfare Capitalism of the 1920s?
-saw employers more likely to offer benefits to workers such as pensions, insurance and working hours. But the acceptance led to no-strike agreements and yellow-dog contracts
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When was Coolidge's presidency? Was he Democrat or Republican?
-1923-1929 -republican
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What things happened under Coolidge's presidency? (union and big worldwide event)
-Brotherhood of the Sleeping Car Porters 1928 -The Great Depression 1929
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What was the Brotherhood of the Sleeping Car Porters? When?
-1928 (Coolidge) -the porters relied on tips for their income and were exploited-> Pullman Porters wanted to ‘fight or be slaves’ -didn’t gain recognition until 1928 due to Pullman Company banning meetings -it unionised a significant workforce bearing in mind that due to the Great Migration a significant proportion of AAs had moved north into factory work
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What was the impact of the Great Depression? When?
-1929 (Coolidge) -in the high unemployment, worker and union rights suffered as employers could exploit the weak position of workers who feared for their jobs-> employers often called the police on striking workers
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When was Hoover's presidency? Was he Democrat or Republican?
-1929-1933 -republican
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What things happened under Hoover's presidency? (union stats)
-union workers realising strength in numbers was vital 1930s -unemployment rose in 1933 -union membership increased -AFL 1930s
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What did unions and workers realise by the 1930s?
-strength in numbers was critical to securing rights (Hoover)
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What happened to unemployment in 1933 and what was a result of this? Which presidency?
-Unemployment rose by 25% in 1933->only 10% of the workforce was unionised -Hoover
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How did Union membership increase under Hoover's presidency?
from 3.4 million in 1930 to 8.7 million in 1940. By 1945 it reached 15 million
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What was the AFL more concerned with in the 1930s?
with linking craft unions rather than encouraging a growth in membership (Hoover)
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When was FDR's presidency? Was he Democrat or Republican?
-1933-1945 -democrat
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What did FDR fear?
-feared TUs would limit employer control
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What things happened under FDR's presidency? (strikes, unions, acts, big worldwide event) (8)
-WW2 -NIRA 1933 -Wagner Act 1933 -Pullman Company -sit in strike 1936 -CIO 1937 -Fair Labor Standards Act 1938 -Alphabet Agencies: NRA, SSA, FSA, CCC, WPA
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What impact did WW2 have? Which president?
-FDR -increased demand in production offered employers the opportunity to increase their profits->encouraged the government's intervention in the economy which benefited the workers and increased union members
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What was NIRA? When?
-1933 (FDR) -National Industry Recovery Act (NIRA) ->under the New Deal -established the NRA ->agree codes of practice about issues such as production levels, wage rates, working hours, prices and trade union rights->gave workers the right to organise TUs and collective bargaining->Unions being recognised->indicator of the government’s want to help workers during the Great Depression -declared unconstitutional in 1935 and replaced by the Fair Labour Standards Act and Wagner Act
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What was the Wagner Act? When?
-1933 (FDR) -aimed to regulate and reduce labour disputes by providing a structure for bargaining->first legislation to recognise the right of workers to elect their own representatives and undertake collective bargaining->promotes TU and replaced NIRA 1935->Workers had the right to join trade unions->Set up the NLRB which could bargain on behalf of workers and reinstate those unfairly dismissed -declared unconstitutional in 1937
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What did the Pullman Company do? Which presidency?
-FDR -employed a large number of African American workers who had limited opportunities for promotion, poor wages and no union representation -Brotherhood of the Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP) was established in 1925 but the company refused to recognise it->was eventually successful by 1935
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What did the Sit in Strike in 1936 result in? Which president?
-FDR -the recognition of the United Automobile Workers’ Union and then the Steel Workers Organizing Committee was recognised by US Steel in 1937->these were industries previously resistant to unions
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What was the CIO? When?
-1937 (FDR) -Congress of industrial Organisations -represented mass production industries -attempted to organise labour in mass production industries had 3.7 million members->-sit ins and sit downs became the new form of protest- used against car industry (Henry Ford) in 1936
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What was the Fair Labor Standards Act? When?
-1938 (FDR) -created $25 minimum weekly wage, time and a half for working 40 hours+ as well as banning child workers under 16 yrs -TU membership increased but disputes continued to occur
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Which Alphabet Agencies were important for TUs? Which president?
-FDR -NRA (National Recovery Administration) -SSA (Social Security Act) -FSA (Farm Security Administration) -CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) -WPA
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What was the NRA? Which presidency?
-FDR -alphabet agency -encouraged minimum wage and abolition of child labour
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What was the SSA? Which presidency?
-FDR -alphabet agency -pensions and benefits for people with disabilities
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What was the FSA? Which presidency?
-FDR -alphabet agency -lent money to sharecroppers
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What was the CCC? Which presidency?
-FDR -alphabet agency -employed 2.5 million men-> tree planting, flood control and conservation of national parks
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What was the WPA? Which presidency?
-FDR -alphabet agency -strengthened power of labour unions by allowing collective bargaining -by the 1940s unions still did not represent African Americans, immigrants, women or agricultural workers
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When was Truman's presidency? Was he Democrat or Republican?
-1945-1953 -democrat
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What things happened under Truman's presidency? (Unions and act)
-NWLB 1941 -Taft Hartley Act 1947 -AFL-CIO merge
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What was the NWLB? When?
-1941 (Truman -National War Labor Board -increased pressure to increase wages, permitted 15% cost of living increase; wage rise plus overtime pay boosted average industrial earnings by 70%->designed to settle disputes between workers and employees-> increased wages during wartime production due to reliance on workers
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What was the Taft Hartley Act? When?
-1947 (Truman) -made it illegal for unions to operate a ‘closed shop’ and affirmed the right of states to pass ‘right to work’ laws -regulated conduct of unions in their dealings with employers->restrained the power of TUs, weakened CIO due to divisions->weakened claim towards representing unskilled working classes
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What was the AFL-CIO merge caused by? What was a result?
-the Taft Hartley Act -membership declined due to dismissal of many Unions over the years of the merging
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When was Eisenhower's presidency? Was he Democrat or Republican?
-1953-1961 -republican
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What was Eisenhower's support of TUs like?
-less inclined than Truman to promote civil rights but more turning points happened during his administration than any other
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What things happened under Eisenhower's presidency? (union things)
-AA education -union membership wages in 1955 -AFL-CIO merge 1955
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What impact did AA education have? Which presidency?
-Eisenhower -African American education was significantly below that of white workers and prevented them access to higher skilled work
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What were union member wages like in 1955? Which presidency?
-Eisenhower -union members wages were 20% higher than non-union workers
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What did the AFL-CIO merge in 1955 cause? Which presidency?
-Eisenhower -brought together 85% of union members
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When was JFK's presidency? Was he Democrat or Republican?
-1961-1963 -democrat
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What things happened under JFK's presidency? (clashes..)
-female and white collar workers post 1960s -clashes between workers and unions were uncommon by 1960s
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What were female and white collar workers less interested in joining in the 1960s? Which presidency?
-JFK -less interested in joining unions
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What were the numbers of striking workers in 1950 compared to 1965? Why? Which presidency?
-JFK -by the 1960s clashes between employers and unions were uncommon -the number of striking workers had changed from 3 million in 1950 to 1.5 million by 1965
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When was LBJ's presidency? Was he Democrat or Republican?
-1963-1969 -republican
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What things happened under LBJ's presidency? (act and union stat)
-Civil Rights Act of 1964 -union membership in the late 60s declining
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What was the Civil Rights Act? When?
-1964 (LBJ) -outlawed discrimination based on race, colour, religion, gender or national origin
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Why did union membership decline by the late 1960s? Which presidency?
-LBJ -technological changes resulted in a more skilled workforce who no longer needed union protection
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When was Nixon's presidency? Was he Democrat or Republican?
-1969-1974 -republican
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What happened during Nixon's presidency? (businesses..)
-size of businesses decreased after the 1970s
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Why did the size of businesses decreased after the 1970s? Which presidency?
-Nixon -due to changes in technology which made it harder to organise workers
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When was Ford's presidency? Was he Democrat or Republican?
-1974-1977 -republican
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What was Ford's support for TUs like?
-unwilling to commit to further Civil Rights progress but wanted to keep good relations
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What happened during Ford's presidency? (strike)
Salad Bowl Strike early 1970s
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What was the Salad Bowl Strike of the 1970s? Which presidency?
-Nixon -Cesar Chavez led the agricultural workers union, the United Farm workers Organizing Committee in 1967 and later the United Farm Workers (UFW) Union in 1972 -Chavez adopted a policy of non-violence -in the early 1970s he led strike action including the largest farmworker strike in US history, the Salad Bowl Strike, which won higher wages for lettuce and grape growers -the UFW declined in the 1970s but in 1975 he secured victory in California when the California Agricultural Relations Board was established to oversee collective bargaining
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When was Reagan's presidency? Was he Democrat or Republican?
-1981-1989 -republican
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What was Reagan's support for TUs like?
-wanted to reduce powers of unions
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What things happened under Reagan's presidency? (strike)
-PATCO Strike 1981 -lack of public sympathy for the Air Traffic Controllers Strike of 1981
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What was the PATCO Strike? When?
-1981 (Reagan) -the government was unwilling to allow air traffic controllers to be paid more for working fewer hours->strikers were told by Reagan that if they didn’t return to work within 48 hours their contracts would be ended->redefined industrial relations which was reflected in the decline in strikes and union membership -Labor Relations Board appointments made by Reagan so he appointed people who shared his views ->ensured that any disputes that went before it were likely to favour the employer -hindered
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What was a result of the lack of public sympathy for the Air Traffic Controllers Strike of 1981?
discouraged other strike action
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When was Bush's presidency? Was he Democrat or Republican?
-1989-1993 -republican
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What happened during Bush's presidency? (welfare..)
-welfare packages
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What was a result of the welfare packages by the 1980s and 1990s? Which presidency?
-Bush -decreased union membership

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