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In the early days, people who joined labor unions risked their lives! In 1881 Henry Miller, the first president of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, traveled around the county working jobs and organizing. He would have to hide his union ticket in his shoe, people would be beaten and killed for belonging to a union.
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Labor Union is a formal or informal group of workers?
Most Labor Unions are a formal group of workers.
Do most labor unions provide an overall benefit to their workers in the US?
yes
What grew most as a result of the Wagner act?
The National Labor Relations Act or Wagner Act of 1935 increased membership in labor unions. The act guaranteed the right of workers to form unions.
What were the skilled labor organizations such as those of carpenters and printers that were most successful in conducting strikes and raising wages during the late 1800's?
Skilled labor organizations, like those for carpenters and printers, were known as unions. They were successful at conducting strikes and raising wages for workers.
Why were us workers forced to form labor unions?
They were not FORCED to. A fraction of US workers did so voluntarily after it became legal. Most US workers have never been in unions.
What were labor unions associated with that made most people have a negative reaction?
Strikes or labour disruption
How were the knights of labor different from most of the other unions?
the Knights of Labor became a national labor organization in the 1880's. Unlike most union's Knights recruited people who had been kept out of trade unions including women, African Americans, immigrants, and unskilled laborers.
What did most labor unions favor the most?
open shop
What lead to labor unions becoming popular include details about their popularity?
LAbor unions were never popular ... not with workers (most of whom voted NOT to be in unions) nor with managers.
What do labor unions most strongly oppose?
strikebreakers
Which do labor unions most strongly oppose?
strikebreakers
Most effective labor unions in the post-civil war era?
American Federation of Labor (AFL)
Labor Union is a formal or informal group of workers?
Most Labor Unions are a formal group of workers.
Who was most affected by red scare?
Labor unions were the groups that were most affected by the Red Scare. Some American businesses used the Red Scare as a method to demonize labor unions, claiming they were all communists. As a result, the unions, who had become very strong, lost over a million members. In actuality, communist membership in labor unions was very small, and mainly within the unions within the Congress of Industrial Organizations.
Who was most affected by the red scare?
Labor unions were the groups that were most affected by the Red Scare. Some American businesses used the Red Scare as a method to demonize labor unions, claiming they were all communists. As a result, the unions, who had become very strong, lost over a million members. In actuality, communist membership in labor unions was very small, and mainly within the unions within the Congress of Industrial Organizations.
Which statement describes the public's reaction to early labor unions A. Most people didn't feel strongly either way about unions because unions had no impact on their daily lives. B. Most people felt?
Union organizers were often socialists and anarchists. This worried the public they would try to achieve the goals of such philosophies
Do most labor unions provide an overall benefit to their workers in the US?
yes
