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Unit 2 Notes 5: Reform Movement

What is a Labor Union?


An organized association of workers formed to
protect and further their rights and interests.
What is collective bargaining? What did
they bargain for?
Negotiations between workers and their
employers
Higher pay, shorter hours, and better working
conditions
Why were the unions of skilled workers
important?
Their special skills gave them extra bargaining
power. Management would have trouble
replacing skilled workers.
What is a Strike?
The refusal to work by employees upset with
their working conditions
Describe the British Governments reaction
to unions
They denied the right to form unions
Governments saw unions as a threat to social
order and stability
Who is the AFL?
The American Federation of Labor. A
collection of several unions formed together for
greater bargaining power.
List 3 reform laws in Great Britain and what
they accomplished.
Factory Act of 1833: Factories could not hire
children under 9 years old. Children 9-12 could
work no more than 8 hours per day.
Mines Act of 1842: Prevented Women and
Children from working underground
Ten Hours Act of 1847: Limited the work day
in factories of women and children to 10 hours
Who was the National Child Labor
Committee and what did they do?
An organization set up by U.S. reformers to
end all child labor.
They argued that child labor lowered wages for
all workers.

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