Labor Movement and Working-Class Rights

These flashcards cover key terms and concepts related to the labor movement and the struggles for workers' rights and conditions during the industrial revolution.

Collective Bargaining

The process where workers, through their unions, negotiate with employers for better wages, working conditions, and other benefits.

Tenement

A building divided into many small apartments, often associated with poor living conditions, especially for immigrant families.

Child Labor

The employment of children in industry or business, often in unsafe and unhealthy conditions.

OSHA

Occupational Safety and Health Administration; a federal agency that ensures safe and healthy working conditions.

Scabs

Workers who are employed to replace striking employees; often viewed negatively by labor unions.

Pinkerton Agency

A private security firm historically used to break labor strikes and protect businesses.

Industrial Union

A labor union that includes all workers in an industry, regardless of skill level.

American Federation of Labor (AFL)

A national federation of labor unions in the United States that focused on skilled workers.

Robber Baron

A derogatory term for powerful 19th-century industrialists who were perceived to have used exploitative practices.

Anarchism

A political ideology that advocates for a stateless society and the abolition of all forms of governmental authority.

Socialism

A political and economic system where the means of production are owned or regulated by the community as a whole.

Homestead Strike

A violent labor dispute at Andrew Carnegie's Homestead Steel Works in 1892, highlighting labor tensions.

Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)

A radical international labor union that aimed to unite all workers and overthrow capitalism.

Great Railroad Strike

A widespread railroad strike in 1877 that resulted in significant unrest and federal intervention.

Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics

An agency created to collect and report data on employment, wages, and working conditions.

Eugene V. Debs

A labor leader and socialist who played a significant role in the American Railway Union and ran for president multiple times.

Sympathy Strike

A strike undertaken by workers in support of another union's strike, even if they are not directly involved.