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Workers struck and scabs (replacement workers) were brought in to replace striking workers at the McCormick Reaper Plant in Chicago.?
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During the workers struck and scabs were brought in to replace striking workers at the mccormick reaper plant in Chicago?
haymarket riot
What is an activity of striking workers to prevent the hiring of replacement workers called?
peak
What events sparked the red scared in America?
Striking industrial workers-novanet
What striking workers were often accused of being?
Communists
What sparked the red scare in America?
striking industrial workers
Why were scabs unpopular with striking workers during the late 1800s?
You can never be sure what it will achieve. But scabs were only making the chance of a strike working more ineffective =)
What was the immediate cause of the haymarket riot?
The immediate cause of the Haymarket riot in Chicago in 1886 was a bomb going off at a labor demonstration. Striking workers were asking for an 8 hour day and the public was showing their sympathy for the workers by also taking part in the demonstration.
Why did violence break out at the demonstration of haymarket riot?
The workers at Haymarket Square strike to protest for higher wages. But, the owners didn't really care, they just hired new workers that replace the old ones. When they met, there's was conflict happening. After the police arrived, they killed 4 workers. The next day the workers (new and old) gather to protest the killing, a bomb is thrown at a squad of policemen attempting to break up what had begun as a peaceful labor rally. The police responded with wild gunfire, 7 police officers died.
Which characteristic of the American Federation of Labor might make it appealing to workers with families?
Striking workers received benefits and support.
To protect their own interestemployers often accused striking workers of being?
Communists
What did employers label striking workers as?
In the USA until the late fifties, usually as Communists.
What did employers often accused employers often accused striking workers of being?
Communists
