The position of unions and organised labour in period 1865-1992

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When was the Haymarket Affair?
1886
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What was the Union involved in the Haymarket Affair?
Knights of Labour (KOL)
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Where did the Haymarket Affair take place
Chicago
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Who did the Haymarket Affair occur between?
The Police and Strikers
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How many were killed?
4 Strikers
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How many members did the KOL have by 1886?
700,000
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How many members did the KOL have after the Haymarket Affair?
100,000 by 1890
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When was the Industrial Workers of the World (the wobblies) founded?
1905
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Why was The Wobblies less effective?
Its militancy and violence
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Why was there now African-Americans in the workforce?
After civil war, they were now free men/women
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How were the African-Americans exploited?
They would work for less
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How did Employers use the African Americans to their advantage?
They fired white workers and replaced them with African Americans who would accept less pay
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How were the unions limited?
Didn't represent minorities (immigrants, gender, African-Americans)
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When was the Homestead Strike?
1892
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Who was the Homestead Strike between?
Almagated Association of Iron and Steel Workers and the Carnegie Steel Company
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Where did the Homestead Strike take place?
Pennsylvania
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How long did the homestead Strike last?
143 days
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What did the Homestead Strike do to the union involved?
Almost bankrupted them
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What happened to the Union's membership?
Decline in membership from 24,000 in 1891 to 6,300 in 1909
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When was the Pullman Strike?
1894
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Hiow many troops were snt in to break up the Pullman Strike?
2,000 federal troops
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How many people died?
4
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By WW1, union membership across USA had groun to over...
2 million
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By WW1, unions represented only...
20% of the non-agricultural workforce
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When was the Fair Labour Standards Act?
1939
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What was the Fair Labour Standards Act?
Promised minimum wage for all
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What was the National Industry Recovery Act?
Right of workers to join unions and take part in collective bargaining
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What was the NIRA Act declared as?
Unconstitutional
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Who didn't sign the code?
Henry Ford
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When was the National Industry Recovery Act?
1933
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What Act established the National Labour Relations Board?
National Labour Relations Act (Wagner Act)
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What was the Union involved in the Haymarket Affair?

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