Exam 3: Historical Development

Revolutionary unionism tries to create ____________________ solidarity rather than solidarity by occupation or industry:

The ultimate goal of the Knights of Labor was to replace capitalism with producer cooperatives.

A ________________________ strike is one in which the union workers refuse to work but also refuse to leave the employers' premises,effectively making it impossible for the employer to continue operations.

The most controversial part of welfare capitalism was the attempt to provide workers with voice in the workplace using employee representation plans or unions established by the company.

In the early 1900s,the richest 1 percent of households in America controlled the greatest concentration of wealth in U.S.history at:

The major strategy of the unions of the American Federation of Labor focused on

The National Labor Union was one large union that directly represented workers from many trades,crafts,and industries.

The AFL was originally one big labor union that directly represented its workers in negotiations,strikes,and grievances.

The open shop movement emphasized employer rights to freely make decisions regarding their property and business but downplayed worker rights to choose where to work and on what terms.

The American Federation of Labor believed that allowing skilled craftsmen to establish and enforce their own work rules and work standards would:

The Knights of Labor was an exclusive union that allowed only certain types of workers to join its ranks while not allowing other types of workers (e.g. ,women and minorities)to join.

The American Federation of Labor arose out of frustration with:

Explain the primary goals of the National Labor Union.

The first federation of U.S.labor organizations representing unions from different occupations and industries was:

The IWW was created out of frustration with the AFL because the AFL was more accepting of the current power structure within the U.S.and was not doing enough to fight against the repression of workers by judges,armed forces,and business leaders.

The AFL demonstrates the _______________________ model of unionism.

While many people worked in deplorable conditions in the U.S.during the late 1800's and early 1900's,it wasn't until after the Great Depression that broad support for labor reform was by the general public.

Match the following unions to their quotes.

The Great Uprising of 1877 was primarily a conflict between:

The open shop movement criticized closed shop arrangements because they took away employee rights to freely determine where they wanted to work,and on what terms.