EOC Review Session 2 - The Four Major Strikes

Negotiations between labor and management to win higher wages and shorter workweeks

Which of the following statements about labor unions in the late 1800’s is accurate?

Steelworkers, in the union, fought Carnegie Steel Co. over a decrease ↓ in wages $ - One of the first strikes.

This violent fight between the police and protestors at a labor rally near Chicago. They were protesting how workers were killed during a riot the day before.

Large labor union (700,000) members. Included both skilled and unskilled workers

What did several railroads announce in July of 1877 that triggered the first nationwide labor protest?

Railway workers strike against the company that built railway cars.