The International Ladies' Garment Workers Union became one of the first successful unions of mainly women workers after a
staging a massive strike that led to employers granting better pay and shorter work hours
b
calling attention to the unfair treatment and payment of child laborers in the textile factories
c
holding a series of public rallies that shed light on the issue of unsafe working conditions
d
allowing immigrant workers to join, which caused a sharp increase in their membership

a. staging a massive strike that led to employers granting better pay and shorter work hours

Explanation:

The International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU) was the industrial union of women in the textile industry of the US and Canada.

They have successfully staged the massive strike known as "the Uprising of 20,000" in 1909. in New York City. The workers were mainly women and immigrants, and police have violently attacked them on multiple occasions. The result was the agreement on better conditions and higher wages, but not all Factories did comply.

Therefore, ILGWU led another strike in 1910, even a larger one, finally settling for the compromise. The agreement is known as the “protocol of peace” and it established better and safer conditions, higher wages, shorter working hours, paid overtime work, an agreement on certain Unions and Boards.

clearcutting reproduces a new even-aged stand by completely removing the mature stand.

clearcutting as a silvicultural treatment has several characteristics:

it causes a sudden environmental change

it removes the seed source from the regeneration area

the configuration of the clearcut may affect seed dispersal

it begins a new rotation

it will eliminate some pests that require forest cover

overall, it temporarily removes the forest cover, transforming the forest community and environment.

clearcutting followed by artificial (seeded or planted) regeneration has several advantages:

we can avoid delay in restocking the site

we can introduce a selected species, seed source, and genotype

we can control arrangement and spacing

we can achieve uniformity in the new stand

we can overcome the problems associated with securing sufficient natural regeneration.

the shelterwood method involves the removal of most of the mature stand at the end of the rotation, but a portion of the mature stand is left standing.   the shelterwood method serves three basic purposes:

to prepare the stand for production of abundant seed

to modify the environment in a way that promotes germination and survival of the selected species

to build up the amount and size of advance regeneration to ensure the prompt restocking of the new stand following overstory removal.

the shelterwood method involves a sequence of 3 cuttings:

preparatory cuttings: make the seed trees more vigorous and set the stage for regeneration. see our thinning page for more information.

establishment/seed cuttings: open up enough vacant growing space to allow establishment of the new regeneration.

removal cuttings: uncover the new crop to allow it to fill the growing space.

the residual trees in the shelterwood must:

be sturdy and windfirm

be able to survive exposure

flower and reproduce seed

be the best trees of the mature stand

keep in mind that the shelter trees must not occupy the entire site.   a void must be created in order to make room for the new regeneration. the amount of shelter to leave will depend on the following factors:

species characteristics (seeding and shelter requirements)

the number of cuttings in the cutting sequence (1, 2, or 3)

landowner objectives

the size of the area to be regenerated

the final removal harvest level required to be profitable

the shelter must be removed before it impedes the growth of the new stand or threatens its survival.