Growth of Labor Movement

By Labor Movement

  • Railway Strike of 1877

    A Strike against the Baltimore and Ohio railroad ignites a series of strikes across the Northeast.

  • Samuel Gompers

    Samuel Gompers sets up the American Federation of Labor, a collection of trade unions that will play a major role in labor movement.

  • Sherman Anti-Trust Act

    Congress passes the sherman Anti-Trust act intended to block business monopolies.

  • Pullman Strike

    Union workers walk out of the factory of the Pullman company in Pullman, Illinois.

  • Federal Deptatment of Labor Established

    The United States Department of Labor is established as a cabinet- level agency.

  • Ludlow Massacre

    Violence breaks out in the camp housing, striking miners in Ludlow.

  • Clayton Act

    President Wilson, signs the Clayton Act, which exempts unions from the Sherman Anti-trust Act.

  • Fair Labor Standards Act

    The Fair Standard Act sets a 40- hour workweek with-and-a-half for additional hours.

  • Taft- Harley Act

    Congress overrides President Truman's veto of the Taft-Harley bill.

  • Kennedy Leagalizes Public Emploee Unions

    An order by President Kennedy allows Federal Employees to organize, join unions, and bargain colectively with the government.

  • Pension Standards

    The Employees Pretirement Income Security Act (ERISA) sets minimum standards for most private-sector pension and health plans.