Question

Which of the following was a typical union-busting tactic of the late 1800s?

1.hiring strikebreakers
2.training apprentices
3.organizing a strike
4.collective bargaining

Answer 1

1.Hiring strike-breakers

Answer 2

The correct answer is number 1) hiring strikebreakers.

A typical union-busting tactic of the late 1800s was the hiring of strikebreakers.

One of the most questionable tactics owners of fabrics used in the late 1800s was the hiring of strikebreakers. Many times, employers hired anti-union agencies to apply union-busting practices. John D. Rockefeller, the owner of most of the oil companies of the time, was one of the employers that used these practices.