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Chapter 18 Labor Terms--8th grade
Words | Definitions |
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Blacklist | Contained the names of workers who would not be hired by any company. |
Coal Miners | Faced such dangers as explosions, cane-ins, and water seepage. |
Coal Mining Industry | The largest employer in West Virginia in the late 1800s and early 1900s. |
Company Housing | Miners who lost their jobs also lost this company "benefit" |
Craftsmen | Describes such workers as glassblowers, ironworkers, and construction workers. |
Immigrants | Companies recruited them for the lowest paying and least desirable jobs. |
Injuction | Issued to stop workers from striking or to prevent unions from organizing workers. |