Labor in The Gilded Age Flashcards
What happened to the gap between the rich and poor?
Expanded
Working conditions
- unsafe
- unhealthy
- low pay
Types of people who were workers
- Immigrants
- Women
- Children
Lockout
closing a factory to prevent workers from going to work and breaking a labor movement before it could get organized
Blacklist
Names of pro-union workers circulated among employers, making it difficult for them to find employment
Yellow-Dog Contracts
Workers signing an agreement not to join a union
Great Railroad Strike
Began as a strike by railroad worked, was put down by federal troops. Many strikers were arrested and some killed
Pullman Strike
Pullam Palace Car Company used a lockout against its workers to break the strike, which led to a nation wide railroad strike
Homestead Strike
Iron and Steel workers went on strike against Carnegie Steel Company, the company brought strikebreakers in and state military
1901 Coal Strike
United Mine Workers went on strike and state military put down the strike
1894 Ludlow Massacre
The National Guard was called in to put down a strike by coal miners, leading to the deaths of over 20 people
National Labor Union
- One of the first unions
- Wanted to improve the rights and working conditions for workers
- Didn’t care about trade or skill level
Knights of Labor
- More inclusive than National Labor Union
- Accepted all workers regardless of their skill, race, or gender
- Wanted to abolish child labor
Haymarket Riot
Chicago - eight people died after someone threw a bomb at police.
- Led to backlash against labor unions as a whole
American Federation of Laborors
- One of the most influential labor unions
- ## Had narrower goals (more pay, better working conditions)
