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Labor Movement of 1865-1919
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. -
Legalize eight-hour work days
NLU convinced congress to to legalize an eight-hour work day for government workers -
Brooklyn Bridge
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Timezones
Railroads create first timezones -
National Labor Union (NLU)
National Labor Union (NLU) is formed by ironworker William H. Sylvis -
Cigar Makers' Intl. Union joins
Samuel Gompers led the Cigar Makers’ International Union to join with other craft unions -
Haymarket Affair
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. -
Homestead Strike
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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Carnegie Steel Strikes
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National Guard Arrives
National Guard arrives to reopen the Carnegie Steel Homestead plant. -
ARU higher wages
The American Railway Union (ARU) won strike for higher wages -
Spindletop Geyser
The discovery of the Spindletop geyser drove huge growth in the oil industry.
