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13th Amendment
The abolisment of slavery in the United States -
National Labor Union
Lasting only 7 years, the political-action movement greatly improved working conditions. -
The 1st LAbor Day
A yearly accolade to workers who have made the United States into the strong, hard-working, and prosperous country we are today. -
Haymarket Riot
(AKA Haymaret affair/Haymarket massacre) The aftermath of a bombing at a labor demonstration. -
Shirtwaist Factory Fire
The fire began in the rag bin. With the only way of escaping the fire being the elevator (that only held up to 12 people at a time) 145 workers died. -
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1935
Introdusing the minimal wage, the Fair Labor Standard Act creaated the fourty hour week, minimal wage, time-and-a-half for certain jobs, and prohibited most employment of minors. The basic grounds of labor standards. -
Taft-Hartley
A law passed in 1947 to assess the unfair labor practices committed by Unions. -
Steel Strike of 1959
Negotiators refuse to grant a major wage increase unless the acting president, McDonald, agreed to alter or eliminate a section off of the Unions master contract. With workers not being happy with potential hour cuts, they formed a strike in protest. -
Pullman Strike
A nationwide strike held to pin the American Railway Union against the Pullman company, the government, and major railroad ways. -
The Wagnar Act
A law passed to establish the National Labor Relations Board and adressed relations between Unions and employers.
