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Why did skilled workers have an advantage in forming early unions?
Why did skilled workers have an advantage in forming early unions?
- They were wealthier and could afford to take time off work to organize.
- They had closer relationships with factory owners.
- They were more educated and understood the legal system better.
- Their specialized skills made them difficult to replace, increasing their bargaining power. (correct)
What was the main goal of unions during the Industrial Revolution?
What was the main goal of unions during the Industrial Revolution?
- To overthrow the government and establish a socialist state.
- To provide housing and education for workers' families.
- To engage in collective bargaining for better working conditions and higher pay. (correct)
- To help factory owners increase their profits.
How did the British government initially view unions?
How did the British government initially view unions?
- As a valuable partner in promoting economic growth.
- As a potential source of tax revenue.
- As a threat to social order and stability. (correct)
- As a necessary evil to protect workers' rights.
What did the Combination Acts of 1799 and 1800 do?
What did the Combination Acts of 1799 and 1800 do?
What does the passage suggest about the early impact of unions on different social classes?
What does the passage suggest about the early impact of unions on different social classes?
Flashcards
Unions
Unions
Organizations of workers that engage in collective bargaining with employers to improve working conditions and pay.
Collective Bargaining
Collective Bargaining
Negotiations between workers and their employers, typically led by unions, to bargain for better working conditions and higher pay.
Strike
Strike
Refusal to work as a form of protest against factory owners who deny demands for better working conditions or higher pay.
Combination Acts
Combination Acts
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Skilled workers influence
Skilled workers influence
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Study Notes
- Unions participate in collective bargaining, negotiating between workers and employers.
- They aim to improve working conditions and increase pay.
- Union members can strike if factory owners reject their demands.
- Skilled workers were the first to form unions due to their unique skills providing them with greater bargaining leverage.
- Replacing skilled workers like carpenters and spinners would be challenging for management.
- The initial unions primarily benefited the lower middle class rather than the poorest workers.
- The union movement experienced gradual and difficult growth in Great Britain.
- For many years, the British government opposed workers' rights to form unions.
- The government viewed unions as a danger to social order and stability.
- The Combination Acts of 1799 and 1800 prohibited unions and strikes.
- Despite potential imprisonment or job loss, factory workers still joined unions.
- Parliament eventually repealed the Combination Acts in 1824.
- After 1825, the British government reluctantly accepted unions.
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