b. Identify the American Federation of Labor and Samuel Gompers.

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b. Identify the American Federation of Labor and Samuel Gompers. Out of the challenging working and living conditions that faced workers arose labor unions. Labor unions are organizations of workers formed to protect the interests of its members. Pages 428-430 – “Working in the U.S.”

The Rise of Labor Unions Most influential union of this time was the: American Federation of Labor (AFL) The AFL focused on wages, working hours, & working conditions. The AFL is still in existence today

Samuel Gompers Samuel Gompers was the first leader of the AFL. The AFL used the economic pressures of: strikes (refusal of an employee to work until employers meet certain demands) boycotts (refusal to buy or pay for certain products or services in hope of forcing the producers to change their policies.

American Federation of Labor The AFL also believed in collective bargaining and mediation. Collective bargaining is negotiating as a group instead of individually to increase your bargaining power. Mediation is when a neutral third party (in some cases, the gov’t) gets involved to help negotiate a settlement. The AFL also called for closed shop workplaces – workplaces that would only hire union workers.

d. Describe the 1894 Pullman strike as an example of industrial unrest. Employers hated the unions & took measures against them. Threatened to fire employees who joined unions or forced them to sign contracts agreeing not to join them. Turned to courts to have strikes stopped. Sometimes turned to violence.

The U.S. experienced an “era of strikes” from 1870-1890 The Great RR Strike of 1877 shut down RRs from WV to CA & resulted in 100s of deaths The Chicago Haymarket (1886) demand for an 8-hr day led to mob violence & led to the death of the Knights of Labor The Homestead Strike (1892) resulted from a 20% pay cut at one of Carnegie’s steel plants

1894 Pullman strike Although there were numerous strikes & protests that received national attention, the Pullman Strike became the most recognized. A delegation of employees went to railroad-car industrialist George Pullman, to protest the laying off of workers. Pullman responded by firing three of the labor representatives. In 1894 the American Railway Union, led by Eugene Debs, called for a boycott against the Pullman Company (IL) who manufactured railroad cars.

1894 Pullman strike Over 120,000 workers went on strike. Because the strike effected U.S. mail delivery, the federal gov’t got involved and President Cleveland sent in U.S. troops and ordered the strike to end. The ARU collapsed as a Union as a result of government intervention The Pullman Strike established a precedence for factory owners to appeal to the courts to end strikes.

Understanding & Extension Read pages 431-435 Answer questions 2-7 Review Labor Unions & Treatment of workers.