Quiz: How Much Do You Really Know About Iowa Labor History?

Which union did Iowa-born worker John Lewis lead for 40 years? United Auto Workers National Education Association United Mine Workers of America International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers In which year did the first major strike in Iowa take place? <p>Hint: It involved railroad workers in Council Bluffs, Burlington, and Ottumwa.</p> 1871 1877 1887 1890 Which…

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December 8, 2022

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</p> <section data-block="SingleChoice"> <h3>Which union did Iowa-born worker John Lewis lead for 40 years?</h3> <ul> <li>United Auto Workers</li> <li>National Education Association</li> <li>United Mine Workers of America</li> <li>International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers</li> </ul> </section> <section data-block="SingleChoice"> <h3>In which year did the first major strike in Iowa take place?</h3> <p><p>Hint: It involved railroad workers in Council Bluffs, Burlington, and Ottumwa.</p></p> <ul> <li>1871</li> <li>1877</li> <li>1887</li> <li>1890</li> </ul> </section> <section data-block="SingleChoice"> <h3>Which Iowa town was home to the very first local of the American Railway Union?</h3> <ul> <li>Council Bluffs</li> <li>Fort Madison</li> <li>Dubuque</li> <li>Carroll</li> </ul> </section> <section data-block="SingleChoice"> <h3>What company decision prompted the Maytag Strike of 1938 in Newton?</h3> <ul> <li>Reduction in health care benefits</li> <li>Layoffs</li> <li>Unsafe working conditions</li> <li>Pay cuts</li> </ul> </section> <section data-block="SingleChoice"> <h3>This is an audio file of an interview with Albert Jennings, formerly a president of a local firefighters’ union. Use your deduction skills: in what decade do you think he was president?</h3> <p><p>Audio file courtesy of the Iowa Labor History Oral Project.</p></p> <ul> <li>1920s</li> <li>1940s</li> <li>1960s</li> <li>1980s</li> </ul> </section> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>

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