The Labor Movement Answers

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Which of the following groups frequently protested the hiring of unskilled factory workers in the 1800s?

craft guilds

labor unions

Pinkertons

trade unions

Which statement best explains why, during the 1800s, manufacturers resisted workers’ demands for higher wages and safer workplaces?

Manufacturers had already spent money on training their workers.

Manufacturers were afraid workers would make additional demands.

Manufacturers knew their workforce would have to become smaller.

Manufacturers knew their companies would become less profitable.

Which statement about the Pullman strike is true?

The Pullman strike ended quickly because of negotiations by Eugene V. Debs and the American Railway Union.

The Pullman strike helped unions gain national support and led to legal protections for unions.

The Pullman Company averted bankruptcy by refusing to give in to the demands of workers.

The Pullman Company lost more money fighting the strike than it would have paid out by giving in to workers.

Following the Pullman strike, efforts by employers to obtain anti-union court orders were generally

unsuccessful because the courts did not have the power to issue them.

unsuccessful because of widespread sympathy for union activities.

successful because anti-union court orders were seldom used.

successful because there were no legal protections for unions.

Which of the following best states the relationship between the government, company management, and striking workers during the late 1800s?

The government nearly always sided with striking workers against companies.

Companies often hired government agents to keep striking workers in line.

The government nearly always sided with companies against striking workers.

Companies often hired government agents to encourage workers to strike.

Which of the following best states the reason why workers formed unions beginning in the late 1800s?

They believed they should have better working conditions and compensation.

They believed there were not enough jobs available for unskilled workers.

They believed that unionizing child workers would give young people a sense of purpose.

They believed that unions provided the only way to end strikes and lockouts.

Why did blacklisted union members have trouble finding jobs after the Pullman strike?

They could be criminally charged if they applied for work elsewhere.

They had been physically injured during the strike and could not work.

They had been arrested and had criminal records following the strike.

They were viewed by potential employers as troublemakers.

An example of using bribery to engage in union busting would be

a company hiring scabs to replace striking workers.

a manager paying an employee to spy on union members.

a company threatening to fire union members.

a manager threatening to harm any pro-union workers.

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