USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

SECOND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ is when workers refuse to work in order to force an employer to meet their demands.
A
labor unions
B
party
C
strike
D
sweatshop
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -When workers collectively cease to work in a particular industry, they are said to be on strike. Strike action, also called labour strike, on strike, greve (of French: grève), or simply strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work.

Detailed explanation-2: -strike-where workers refuse to work for the employer. action short of a strike-where workers take action such as working to rule, go slows, overtime bans or callout bans.

Detailed explanation-3: -strike, collective refusal by employees to work under the conditions required by employers. Strikes arise for a number of reasons, though principally in response to economic conditions (defined as an economic strike and meant to improve wages and benefits) or labour practices (intended to improve work conditions).

Detailed explanation-4: -There are mainly three kinds of strike, namely general strike, stay-in-strike and go slow. General Strike: In General Strike, the workmen join together for common cause and stay away from work, depriving the employer of their labour needed to run his factory. Token Strike is also a kind of General Strike.

Detailed explanation-5: -wildcat strike, work stoppage undertaken by employees without the consent of their respective unions. Such strikes are not necessarily illegal, but they often violate terms of a collective bargaining agreement.

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