Worker Exploitation in America U.S. History Urbanization and The Progressive Era Worker Exploitation in America Questions When did the fire break out at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory? Why did workers try to organize labor unions in the United States in the late 1800s? What did Theodore Roosevelt do to end the coal strike of 1902? What led to decline in union membership in the early 1900's? How did the Clayton Antitrust Act benefit labor? How did the rise of labor unions shape relations among workers, big business, and government? What kinds of problems did labor unions want companies to address? What violent incident turned much of the public against the labor movement ? How did low wages contribute to the rise in child labor? How important was Upton Sinclair's The Jungle to passage of the Meat Inspection Act? What did the Sherman Anti-Trust Act attempt to do? How did labor unions win the support of workers? Why was the American Federation of Labor (AFL) called the "bread and butter" union? What caused the development of labor unions and to what degree did labor unions succeed in their goals during the Gilded Age? What type of event led to the growth of the International Ladies' Garment 'Workers' Union? When did labor unions begin to gain some legal rights in the United States? What union did Samuel Gompers lead? I owned and mechanized steel mills. when workers began a strike, I hired replacement workers who would accept lower wages. I won the conflict at the Homestead steel mill, but my reputation was hurt by my actions. Who am 1? Who won the Haymarket Riot? Urbanization and The Progressive Era View all chapters The Industrial Revolution and Urbanization Worker Exploitation in America Progressive Social Reformers Corruption in America Women and the Suffrage Movement Prev Next