Sect. 3 Flashcards
Led by Terence V. Powderly; attempted to create one giant national union of craft and industrial workers.
Knights of Labor
Two important labor unions:
Knights of Labor;
American Federation of Labor.
Led by Samuel Gompers; goal was to create a federation of craft unions; use of collective bargaining to achieve desired outcomes, e.g. The 8hr workday.
American Federation of Labor
__________ strike of 1877 began with the Baltimore & Ohio RR, then spread throughout the country.
Great Railroad
Penn. militia fired upon & killed _______ people in Pittsburgh.
20
_________ following panic of 1873; _____ million out of work, others received lower wages.
Economic Depression;
3.
____% wage cut with some % divided for stockholders.
10
President _________ sent federal troops.
Hayes
Haymarket Square(Chicago) year ________
1886