Apush terms 2 (labor & unions)
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American Federation of Labor (AFL) & Samuel Gompers
Union of skilled workers; focused on higher wages, shorter hours, and better working conditions; used collective bargaining.
National Labor Union
First national labor union; included skilled and some unskilled workers; advocated 8-hour workday; collapsed after Panic of 1873.
Knights of Labor
Open to all workers including women and African Americans; pushed for broad reforms like ending child labor; declined after association with violence.
Great Strike of 1877
National railroad strike over wage cuts; federal troops intervened; showed government sided with business.
Haymarket Affair
Chicago labor rally turned violent after a bomb exploded; damaged public perception of labor unions; associated unions with anarchism.
Homestead Strike
Steelworkers vs. Carnegie Steel; Pinkertons used; union crushed, showing challenges for labor against big business.
Pullman Strike
Railroad strike over wage cuts; federal troops intervened; Supreme Court ruled strikes interfered with mail delivery.
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