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The AFL pushed back. On April 1, 1919, thousands of miners in Pennsylvania went on strike to demand that local officials allow union meetings. Terrified town mayors soon issued the required permits. The mass meetings whipped up pro-union sentiment. Steelworkers felt betrayed by the broken promises of employers and the government to keep prices low, raise wages and improve working conditions
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What is the purpose of a labor strike?
the reason most people go on strike is because they want a raise or the employeer isn't meeting their expectations. Workers strike either to protest alleged violations of labor law (unfair labor practice strikes) or to pressure the employer to agree to money issues in contract negotiation (economic strikes). All strikers can be replaced if they walk out. Economic strikers can be PERMANENTLY replaced.
What caused the AFL- CIO to become the largest labor union in the US?
AFL-CIO is not a union, it is a trade group or association of real unions.
Who was the presidential candidate for the communist party in 1919?
1919 was not an election year in the US. In 1920, there were no communists on the ballot in the US.
How did the labor shortage caused by the need for soldiers affect american women during world war 2?
Because so many men were needed to fight in WWII, there was a labor shortage in the US. This affected women, because women had to fill those labor roles.
How could the Allies be partially blamed for World War 2?
Japan caused the US to get into the war not the other way around.
What did US government officials blame for the wave of postwar labor strikes in 1919?
In 1919, the mass strike of Amalgamated Steelworkers and other unions followed World War I and the rise of Communism in the Soviet Union. In this environment, the labor disputes were often blamed on foreign radicals and/or communists.
How did the end of world war change labor conditions in the US?
They were less active and fewer strikes
How did the end of world war 1 change labor conditions in the US?
They were less active and fewer strikes
How did the end World War 1 change labor conditions in the us?
They were less active and fewer strikes
What causes Labor unrest after World War 2?
Rather than Lowering Wages, Companies lowered overtime hours so people could not work as long. This was also caused by A) rising inflation
What caused the number of eligible voters in the US to double in 1919?
When they ran out of strawberry poptart's and soda.
What safety valves provided an escape for discontented American workers and lessened exploitation of laborers in the US in the early 1800s?
workers unions- to get at least a certain wage labor strikes labor laws
What is the purpose of a labor strike?
the reason most people go on strike is because they want a raise or the employeer isn't meeting their expectations. Workers strike either to protest alleged violations of labor law (unfair labor practice strikes) or to pressure the employer to agree to money issues in contract negotiation (economic strikes). All strikers can be replaced if they walk out. Economic strikers can be PERMANENTLY replaced.
What is more than half of the growth of real GDP in the US caused by?
increases in the productivity of labor.
What caused labor unrest in us after World War 1?
cnsumer demand was higher than supply
Do labor unions help or hurt the US economy?
Labor unions help the US economy. When labor unions negotiate labor contracts, workers safety issues are involved. Also, market driven wages insure that workers have good pay. This enables them to buy the goods they need. And, they as workers help the US economy by producing products.
What caused the AFL- CIO to become the largest labor union in the US?
AFL-CIO is not a union, it is a trade group or association of real unions.
