The first overt union activity in the United States took place in 1794 when the _____ attempted to raise their wages,in reaction to a wage cut by their employers.
A) Continental Congress
B) Philadelphia shoemakers
C) Boston silversmiths
D) New York seamstresses

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The Philadelphia shoemakers attempted to raise their wages in reaction to a wage cut by their employers, making them the first overt union activity in the United States in 1794.

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