blacklist+bam

The blacklist, among other strategies, was a technique used by many companies to keep workers from forming employee Unions. If an employee was known to be part of a Union, the company would fire them and put their name on a blacklist, which was a list that was given to other companies so they would know not to hire certain people because they were known rebels. Other things that a company would use to end strikes and bread up Unions were called lockouts, the company would lock all of the workers out of the property and refused to pay them. If anybody tried to start a Union or was already part of one they would be fired and replacements were hired to take their place. Unions still exist in America today, they aren't hated and feared as much as they were back then, even the educational system has a Union. In my opinion, Unions are a good idea, they prevent a company or organization from becoming too radical and power-hungry.