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Chapter 8: Workers Organize

Horizontales
Strongest unions brought together workers who shared the same problems, agreed on common _____, and work stick together to reach them.
Samuel Grompers education about employers and unions began in what state?
How old was Grompers when he joined his first union?
AFL was a union of ______; they helped to gain new members, and tried to settle problems that arose among them.
Because of the violence that happened at ______ Square, public opinion turned against unions, and many members dropped out.
Workers who went on strike risked ______ their jobs, because employers might hire others to take their place.
When workers did manage to form a union, ______ often refused to talk with their leaders.
At the age of 25, Grompers organized a new branch of the cigar makers’ union and was elected ______.
Son of Dutch immigrants, and most important figure in the American labor movement of his time.
Something that makes life easier or more comfortable.
AFL means: American Federation of ______.
An economic system in which major industries are owned or regulated by the government, rather than by private businesses.
Even skilled workers had little power or _______ over their wages and working conditions.
Union members elected _____ to bargain with employers on their behalf.
Verticales
If the employer refused to make the improvements workers asked for, union members would sometimes go on ______.
During the early days of the labor movement, there was a great deal of _____ on both sides.
Labor Day is celebrated the first Monday in what month?
A person who rebels against or works to disrupt an established authority, usually a government or an economic system.
Labor Day is a day where we acknowledge the ______ and efforts of American workers.
An organization formed by workers to win and protect workers’ rights.
When strikes were _____, more workers became union members.
Grompers family business made what?
Grompers thought the best course for workers was to ____ unions along the lines of their trades; the kind of work they did.
Strikebreakers or ____ are hired replacement workers to do the jobs of the striking workers.