1 The Americans (Reconstruction to the 21st Century) Chapter 12
... was forcefully put down by Massachusetts Governor Calvin Coolidge. Violence erupted over a massive 1919 steel strike, with workers demanding the right to unionize. Steel makers labeled the workers as Communists, and the strike was broken in 1920. Later, a church group revealed the harsh conditions i ...
... was forcefully put down by Massachusetts Governor Calvin Coolidge. Violence erupted over a massive 1919 steel strike, with workers demanding the right to unionize. Steel makers labeled the workers as Communists, and the strike was broken in 1920. Later, a church group revealed the harsh conditions i ...
Labor Disputes Chart
... Western miners and other activists form the Industrial Workers of the World at a convention in Chicago. The IWW, or Wobblies, is one of the most radical of all organized labor groups. Though they will achieve only limited success in moving their agenda forward, they will inspire generations of labor ...
... Western miners and other activists form the Industrial Workers of the World at a convention in Chicago. The IWW, or Wobblies, is one of the most radical of all organized labor groups. Though they will achieve only limited success in moving their agenda forward, they will inspire generations of labor ...
Section 1: Americans Struggle with Postwar Issues
... Europe. It put a stop to Japanese immigration altogether. In 1929, Congress voted to further limit the number of immigrants admitted each year. Many suffered in the hysteria. A celebrated case involved two Italian immigrants, Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. The pair—both admitted radicals—were ...
... Europe. It put a stop to Japanese immigration altogether. In 1929, Congress voted to further limit the number of immigrants admitted each year. Many suffered in the hysteria. A celebrated case involved two Italian immigrants, Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. The pair—both admitted radicals—were ...
Americans Struggle with Postwar Issues
... an African-American union of railroad workers. But few blacks belonged to other unions. Overall, the 1920s was a bad time for unions. Union membership declined from 5 million to 3.5 million for the following reasons: (1) immigrants were willing to work in poor conditions, ...
... an African-American union of railroad workers. But few blacks belonged to other unions. Overall, the 1920s was a bad time for unions. Union membership declined from 5 million to 3.5 million for the following reasons: (1) immigrants were willing to work in poor conditions, ...
class notes - Bishop Lynch High School
... running mate in the 1920 presidential election. C. The steel mill strike, 1919. ...
... running mate in the 1920 presidential election. C. The steel mill strike, 1919. ...
MID-TERM FINAL REVIEW Multiple Choice - 50 Questions 2
... and telephone lines, and many political reforms. The candidates did not win, but they received more than a million popular votes and 22 electoral votes. Nine Populists were elected to Congress. Knights of Labor - Labor was one of the most important early labor organizations in America. It was the fi ...
... and telephone lines, and many political reforms. The candidates did not win, but they received more than a million popular votes and 22 electoral votes. Nine Populists were elected to Congress. Knights of Labor - Labor was one of the most important early labor organizations in America. It was the fi ...
Organized Labor
... tolerating socialism during the early 1890s to vigorously opposing it a decade later as an ‘industrial crime, against which the trade unions of America will contend to the end.’… The AFL, having long since rejected industrial organizations as a means and socialism as an end, stood for trade unionism ...
... tolerating socialism during the early 1890s to vigorously opposing it a decade later as an ‘industrial crime, against which the trade unions of America will contend to the end.’… The AFL, having long since rejected industrial organizations as a means and socialism as an end, stood for trade unionism ...
The Gilded Age
... He promoted thorough organization and collective bargaining to gain shorter hours and higher wages Encouraged the AFL to take political action to "elect their friends" and "defeat their enemies In 1955, the AFL merged with the Congress of Industrial Organization (CIO) to form the AFL-CIO which still ...
... He promoted thorough organization and collective bargaining to gain shorter hours and higher wages Encouraged the AFL to take political action to "elect their friends" and "defeat their enemies In 1955, the AFL merged with the Congress of Industrial Organization (CIO) to form the AFL-CIO which still ...
Industrial Workers
... one of the most important and progressive unions in the 1930’s. It was also once one of the largest Labor Unions of the United States, and it also contained mostly female members. In 1909, 20,000 New York shirtwaist makers, mostly women, launched a fourteen-week strike, called “The Uprising,” follow ...
... one of the most important and progressive unions in the 1930’s. It was also once one of the largest Labor Unions of the United States, and it also contained mostly female members. In 1909, 20,000 New York shirtwaist makers, mostly women, launched a fourteen-week strike, called “The Uprising,” follow ...
Industrial Workers PowerPoint
... one of the most important and progressive unions in the 1930’s. It was also once one of the largest Labor Unions of the United States, and it also contained mostly female members. In 1909, 20,000 New York shirtwaist makers, mostly women, launched a fourteen-week strike, called “The Uprising,” follow ...
... one of the most important and progressive unions in the 1930’s. It was also once one of the largest Labor Unions of the United States, and it also contained mostly female members. In 1909, 20,000 New York shirtwaist makers, mostly women, launched a fourteen-week strike, called “The Uprising,” follow ...
Union Activity and World War I
... camps, where the accommodations, food, pay, and working conditions could range from nearly adequate to awful. In what was a volatile economic environment, young, footloose men, unencumbered by families or possessions, made good workers. At the same time, however, the uncertainty and frustration of t ...
... camps, where the accommodations, food, pay, and working conditions could range from nearly adequate to awful. In what was a volatile economic environment, young, footloose men, unencumbered by families or possessions, made good workers. At the same time, however, the uncertainty and frustration of t ...
SECTION 4 - Wisconsin Labor History Society
... Social Security Act adopted Committee for Industrial Organization (ClO) formed within the AFL to foster industrial unionism 1936 First large sit-down strike, by United Rubber Workers at Goodyear Tire 1936—1939 Workers organize into unions after passage of Wagner Act; hundreds of thousands join, from ...
... Social Security Act adopted Committee for Industrial Organization (ClO) formed within the AFL to foster industrial unionism 1936 First large sit-down strike, by United Rubber Workers at Goodyear Tire 1936—1939 Workers organize into unions after passage of Wagner Act; hundreds of thousands join, from ...
Eureka Falls` Place in American Labor History S13
... Great Anthracite Coal Strike. United Mine Workers of America struck, protesting poor working conditions and low wages in eastern Pennsylvania, the site of much of the United States’ coal supply. At this time, coal was the leading source of energy for American industry. President Theodore Roosevelt f ...
... Great Anthracite Coal Strike. United Mine Workers of America struck, protesting poor working conditions and low wages in eastern Pennsylvania, the site of much of the United States’ coal supply. At this time, coal was the leading source of energy for American industry. President Theodore Roosevelt f ...
The Rise of Labor Unions
... officers to sign an affidavit that they did not belong to the Communist Party. The requirement divided the organization between those who feared communist influence in the labor movement and those who believed that one's political affiliation should not have anything to do with their right to join a ...
... officers to sign an affidavit that they did not belong to the Communist Party. The requirement divided the organization between those who feared communist influence in the labor movement and those who believed that one's political affiliation should not have anything to do with their right to join a ...
Politics of the Roaring Twenties
... dominated state Politics but decreased in power by 1930 The Quota System- B/t 19191921 the number of ...
... dominated state Politics but decreased in power by 1930 The Quota System- B/t 19191921 the number of ...
20th Century Triumps of American Workers
... 8. Lawrence (Massachusetts) Textile Strike (1912). This strike is remembered widely for the song written about it "Bread & Roses." It was sung by strikers who had proclaimed they wanted bread to eat and have roses too, meaning they wanted more than a subsistence life. Often called a "landmark" strik ...
... 8. Lawrence (Massachusetts) Textile Strike (1912). This strike is remembered widely for the song written about it "Bread & Roses." It was sung by strikers who had proclaimed they wanted bread to eat and have roses too, meaning they wanted more than a subsistence life. Often called a "landmark" strik ...
Chapter 3
... A union of craft workers found in Philadelphia in ________ under the leadership of __________________________. In 1886, the Knights led a movement for an ________-hour workday. Local chapters staged more than _________ strikes involving more than ___________ workers. ...
... A union of craft workers found in Philadelphia in ________ under the leadership of __________________________. In 1886, the Knights led a movement for an ________-hour workday. Local chapters staged more than _________ strikes involving more than ___________ workers. ...