The 1902 coal strike involved which miners' union?

The 1902 coal strike involved which miners' union?

• A. United Mine Workers of America
• B. American Federation of Labor
• C. Knights of Labor
• D. Industrial Workers of the World

Answer: (A)

The 1902 coal strike was led by the United Mine Workers of America, the union that organized miners in the anthracite region and pushed for better wages and shorter hours. Under leader John Mitchell, the UMWA mobilized a powerful strike that drew President Theodore Roosevelt into mediation, resulting in a settlement that won wage gains and a nine-hour workday and helped establish a precedent for federal involvement in labor disputes. The other groups — the American Federation of Labor (a federation of craft unions), the Knights of Labor (an older, broader movement that had declined by this era), and the Industrial Workers of the World (founded later) — were not the miners’ union behind this strike.

The 1902 coal strike was led by the United Mine Workers of America, the union that organized miners in the anthracite region and pushed for better wages and shorter hours. Under leader John Mitchell, the UMWA mobilized a powerful strike that drew President Theodore Roosevelt into mediation, resulting in a settlement that won wage gains and a nine-hour workday and helped establish a precedent for federal involvement in labor disputes. The other groups — the American Federation of Labor (a federation of craft unions), the Knights of Labor (an older, broader movement that had declined by this era), and the Industrial Workers of the World (founded later) — were not the miners’ union behind this strike.