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The labor movement of 1865-1919 was initiated by strikes that began because of wage cuts, the new inventions of machinery, and the depersonalization of workers.
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NLU convinced congress to to legalize an eight-hour work day for government workers
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Railroads create first timezones
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National Labor Union (NLU) is formed by ironworker William H. Sylvis
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Samuel Gompers led the Cigar Makers’ International Union to join with other craft unions
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3,000 people gathered to protest police brutality. A striker had been killed and several strikers were wounded at the McCormick harvest plant the day before. Police arrived and someone tossed a bomb into the police line. Police fired on the workers. 7 officers were killed and workers died in the chaos.
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Carnegie Steel Co. Homestead plant president Henry Clay Frick announced his plan to cut wages. Steel workers went on strike and Frick has to hire guards to protect the plant.
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National Guard arrives to reopen the Carnegie Steel Homestead plant.
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The American Railway Union (ARU) won strike for higher wages
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The discovery of the Spindletop geyser drove huge growth in the oil industry.
