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The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. In Congress, it was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864
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Celebrated in New York City, in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union. The Central Labor Union held its second Labor Day holiday just a year later
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The Haymarket affair was the aftermath of a bombing that took place at a labor demonstration. It took place in Haymarket square in Chicago
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It pitted one of the most powerful new corporations, Carnegie Steel Company, against the nation’s strongest trade union. Andrew Carnegie was determined to break the union.
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Women’s Trade Union League formed at AFL convention. They fought for equal labor rights
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The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City was the deadliest industrial disaster in the history. There were 146 deaths.
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Massachusetts adopts the first minimum wage law, setting a floor under the pay of women and minors. Other states will pass similar laws beginning the year.
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This was the largest strike in the labor history of the United States at the time, involving 400,000 textile workers. It lasted 22 days.
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It established the National Labor Relations Board and addressed relations between unions and employers in the private sector.
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It was a 116-day labor union strike by members of the United Steelworkers of America. It idled the steel industry throughout the United States.
