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Question 8 • US History

Companies hired Pinkertons to

Answer
A
report on and bust unions.
B
move employees to company towns.
C
negotiate with unions in the workplace.
D
force scabs to cross picket lines.

Explanation

Companies hired Pinkerton agents as private detectives and guards to spy on labor organizers and help suppress strikes and unions. They were not hired to negotiate with unions; their role was to report on and break union activity, so A, “report on and bust unions,” is correct.

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