| A | B |
| Knights of Labor | union open to most workers |
| American Federation of Labor | union open to only skilled workers |
| Terrence Powderly | leader of Knights of Labor |
| Samuel Gompers | leader of AFL |
| Closed Shop | when a business is only able to hire unionized workers |
| Bread and Butter Unionism | fighting for better wages, shorter hours, improved working conditions |
| collective bargaining | process where workers negotiate as a group with employers |
| Great Railroad Strike | strike of RR workers in 1877, Hayes sent troops, violence |
| Homestead Strike | strike of steel workers in PA, Pinkertons called in, violence |
| Haymarket Riot | Riot in Chicago among police and striking McCormic reaper workers |
| Pullman Strike | strike of railroad workers, court order stopped strike |