American Federation of Labor By turtlemaniac1227 Nov 15, 1881 Federation of Trade of Labor Unions formed by Gompers Sep 5, 1882 First Labor Day in New York City May 4, 1886 Haysmarket Bombing by the Knights of Labor Dec 8, 1886 FOTLU becomes the American Federation of Labor May 1, 1890 American workers should not work more than 8 hours The AFL sets May 1, 1890 as the day American workers should not work more than 8 hours Jul 5, 1935 National Labor Relations Act (part of FDR's New Deal) Dec 4, 1955 AFL Merges with rival CIO Dec 29, 1970 Occupational Safety and Health Act Passed
