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The novel The Jungle resulted in the passage of this law

Which of these was goal of the American Federation of Labor?

He was the founder of the American Federation of Labor, and he sought the right to collective bargaining, higher wages, and safer working conditions

Which of the following WAS NOT a goal of labor unions during the 19th Century?

He was a political cartoonist who’s art work exposed corruption in government and voter fraud -

When workers at a sleeping car company had their wages slashed, but did not see any decrease in their rents or prices at the company store, they went on strike.

Journalists who wrote articles or books which exposed corruption or other problems in society were called

Andrew Carnegie cut the wages of his employees in 1892, and when they went on strike to protest, he fired the men and replaced them with strikebreakers.