| A | B |
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| labor union | organization formed by a group of workers to bargain for higher pay and better working conditions |
| strike | workers stop working in an attempt to gain better wages and working conditions |
| blacklist | an employer sends names of union members to other employers warning them not to hire these troublemakers |
| trade union | a type of union whose members work at a single skilled trade such as printing, baking, or carpentry |
| Knights of Labor | a union uniting skilled and unskilled workers; wanted equal pay for men and women, an 8 hour work day, safer working conditions in factories and mines, and end child labor |
| boycott | organized campaign in which people refuse to buy goods or services from a particular company |
| anarchist | people who want to do away with all government |
| American Federation of Labor | Samuel Gompers organized skilled workers of different trade unions to form the AFL |
| injunction | a court order that tells people they can or can't do something; often used by the court to tell workers to stop striking |
| Grange | organization formed by farmers to bring farm families together for social and education gatherings |
| cooperative | an organization owned and operated for the benefit for those who use its goods and services |
| Interstate Commerce Act | forbade railroads to charge unfair rates, give rebates to favored shippers, and charge more for shorter distances than for long ones |
| Sherman Antitrust Act | trusts and other ways of restricting trade were illegal |
| Farmers' Alliance | an organization where farmers came together and entered politics |
| Populist | the new political party made up of farmers, and some reformers and labor leaders |
| platform | a statement of the political party's goals |
| initiative | allows the people to propose a law by signing a petition |
| referendum | allows people to vote directly on a proposed law |
| gold standard | money supply of the country is based on gold |
| goals of a labor union | better wages, shorter hours, and better working conditions |
