| Historical Unions | Vocabulary | Arguments Against Unions & Causes of Decline | Union Accomplishments | Misc. & Pop Culture |
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What is the Knights of Labor?
KOL's full name.
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What is a strikebreaker?
A scab.
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What is that unions are ruining the economy?
Union's perceived impact on the economy.
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What is child labor?
Has been abolished as a result of labor union efforts.
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What is the federal minimum wage for non-tipped workers?
$7.25 per hour
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What is the American Federation of Labor?
AFL's full name.
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What is people who sell their ability to work/produce wealth for a living?
Labor
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What is the private sector?
The section of the economy where union decline has been the most noticeable.
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What is the weekend?
A feature of American society we now enjoy.
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What is the country where the Industrial Revolution began?
England
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What is the Industrial Workers of the World?
IWW's full name.
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What is when laborers collectively refuse to work, intending to force their employer to change or improve their work environment?
Strike
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What is deliberately spreading misinformation, or fear-mongering among employees?
A company tactic to prevent workers from unionizing.
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What is the minimum wage?
A "price floor" (meaning, lowest) amount of $ an employer can pay their laborers.
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What are working conditions during the Industrial Revolution?
Dangerous, noisy, hot, poorly ventilated.
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What is the United Farm Workers?
UFW's full name.
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What is the class of people who purchase labor and profit from it?
Capitalists
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What is the employer, or company?
The "party" who is favored by legislation regulating labor & conditions.
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What are benefits for full time employees?
Healthcare, Dental, Vision.
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What is the federal minimum wage for tipped workers?
$2.13 per hour
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What is the Congress of Industrial Organizations?
CIO's full name.
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What is a term for states/laws which severely limit, if not outright destroy, unions in that state?
Right-to-Work
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What is lobbying for legislation which makes it harder to legally unionize?
A newer way for companies to crush unionization efforts, thanks to their large amount of (financial) resources.
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Who were the Lowell Girls?
The group of textile workers who went on strike in the early 1800s to demand better working conditions.
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What is the last year the minimum wage was raised?
2009
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