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6498839805Homestead lockout1892 lockout of workers at a steel mill after Andrew Carnegie refused to renew the union contract and the workers prepared to strike. Union supporters attacked the Pinkerton National Detective Agency guards hired to protect the mill, but the National Guard broke the strike.0
6498839806management revolutionAn internal management structure adopted by many large, complex corporations that distinguished top executives from those responsible for day-to-day operations and departmentalized operations by function.1
6498839807vertical integrationA business model in which a corporation controls all aspects of production from raw materials to packaged products.2
6498839808trustA small group of associates that hold stock from a group of combined firms, managing them as a single entity. They evolved into other centralized business forms.3
6498839809deskillingThe elimination of skilled labor under a new system of mechanized manufacturing, in which workers completed discrete, small-scale tasks rather than crafting an entire product. With deskilling, employers found they could pay workers less and replace them more easily.4
6498839810mass productionA phrase coined by Henry Ford who helped invent a system of of mass production of5
6498839811scientific managementA system of organizing work developed by Frederick Taylor. It was designed to get the maximum output from the individual worker, increase efficiency, and reduce the cost of production.6
6498839812Chinese Exclusion Act1882 law that barred Chinese laborers from entering the United States.7
6498839813Great Railroad Strike of 1877Nationwide strike of railroad workers and labor allies who were protesting the steep wage cuts amid the depression that had begun in 1873.8
6498839814Greenback-Labor PartyNational political movement that advocated laws to regulate corporations and enforce an 8 hour workday, called for government to print more greenback dollars and increase the amount of money in circulation to stimulate the economy, create jobs, and help borrowers by allowing them to pay off debts.9
6498839815producerismThe argument that real economic wealth is created by workers who make their living by physical labor, such as farmers and craftsmen, and that merchants, lawyers, bankers, and other middlemen unfairly gain their wealth from such "producers."10
6498839816Granger laws 1878Economic regulatory laws passed in some Midwestern states, triggered by pressure from farmers and the Greenback-Labor Party. Commissions to regulate railroad rates and policies, along with commissions to regulate insurance and utility companies11
6498839817Knights of LaborThe first mass labor organization, attempted to bridge the boundaries of ethnicity, gender, ideology and race, and occupation to build a "universal brotherhood of all workers.12
6498839818anarchismA political ideology that stresses the elimination of the state and private property as a way to achieve both freedom and equality for all.13
6498839819Haymarket SquareMay 4, 1886 conflict in which both workers and policemen were killed and wounded during a labor demonstration in Chicago.14
6498839820Farmer's AllianceA rural movement founded in Texas during the Depression of the 1870's that spread across the Plains States and the South. It advocated cooperative stores and exchanges that would circumvent middle men, called for greater government aid to farmers and strict regulation of railroads.15
6498839821Interstate Commerce ActAn 1887 act that created a federal regulatory agency designed to oversee the railroad industry and prevent collusion and unfair rates.16
6498839822closed shopA company with a labor agreement under which union membership can be a condition of employment.17
6498839823American Federation of LaborOrganization created by Samuel Gompers that coordinated the craft unions and called for direct negotiation with employers in order to achieve benefits for skilled labor.18
6498839824horizontal integrationA business concept invented in the late 19th century to pressure competitors and force rivals to merge their companies into a conglomerate.19
6498843729Andrew CarnegieIndustrialist. Gospel of Wealth. Part of the management revolution. V rich.20
6498843730Gustavus SwiftInvented the assembly line to cut labor costs. Pioneered vertical integration.21
6498846323John D RockefellerKing of petroleum. Vertical integration and pioneer of horizontal integration. Owned Standard Oil v22
6498846324Terence PowderlyLeader of the Knights of Labor23
6498847823Leonara BarryWoman organizer of the Knights of Labor. Investigated and exposed evidence of sexual harassment on the job24
6498853584Samuel GompersLed the American Federation of Labor.25

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