AMH 2010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Collective Bargaining, Henry Clay Frick, Pullman Strike
Document Summary
In many industries, such as railroads and mining, working conditions were dangerous. Workers were exposed to chemicals and pollutants that were discovered to cause chronic illness and early death. Boycott - withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest. Strike - a refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, typically in an attempt to gain a concession or concessions. Collective bargaining - collective bargaining is a process of negotiations between employers and a group of employees aimed at reaching agreements that regulate working conditions. Yellow dog contract workers being told, as a condition for employment, that they must sign an agreement not to join a union. Blacklist names of pro-union workers circulated among employers. Lockout closing the factory to break a labor movement before it could get organized.
