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Philadelphia committee led by Benjamin Franklin attempts to regulate waste disposal and water pollution.
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This labor union was founded in attempt to create a labor group in the U.S. and mandate work-day hours.
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In 1870, the 15th amendment was added to the Constitution, stating that no voting could be abrogated by color
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In 1881, the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions of the US was created to bring together unskilled workers, making a better life for thousands of Americans.
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Women's Trade Union League (WTUL) devoted itself to securing better occupational conditions for women and encouraging women to join the labor movement.
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The Industrial Workers of the World was a radical labor union in the first decades of the 20th century. It sought to organize unskilled laborers in order to challenge and overthrow the capitalist system.
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The 19th amendment guaranteed all American women the right to vote. This was a huge milestone within women's rights and the workforce era during this time.
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In fall of September 1929, there was a major stock market . Stocks fell 40% after the New York Exchange collapsed. This ended in November; however, it was the beginning of the Great Depression.
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This act provided for a 40-cent-an-hour minimum wage, a 40-hour maximum workweek, and a minimum working age of 16 except in certain industries outside of mining and manufacturing. These equal working regulations helped create fair labor laws in the U.S.
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After WWII, the working conditions in industries across the country were underpaid, unsafe, and understaffed which lead to a very high number of workers going on strike.
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The act prohibited discrimination on account of sex in the payment of wages by employers engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce.
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