Labor

History Of Labor

By Jossy1

  • 13th Amendment

    13th Amendment
    Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the united states, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.

  • National Labor Union

    National Labor Union
    The first national labor federation in the united states. Founded in 1866 and dissolved in 1873, it paved the way for the organizations, such as the knights of labor and the AFL.

  • Knights Of Labor

    Knights Of Labor
    A member of a 19th century secret labor organization formed in 1869 to secure and maintain the rights of working men in respect t to their relations to their employers.

  • American Federation Of Labor

    American Federation Of Labor
    AFL was a national federation of labor unions in the united states. It was founded in Columbus, Ohio, in December 1886 by an alliance of craft unions disaffected from the knights of labor, a national labor association.

  • Homestead Strike

    Homestead Strike
    Also known as the homestead steel strike, was an industrial lockout and strike which began on June 30 1892, culminating in a battle between strikers and private security agents.

  • Shirtwaist Factory

    Shirtwaist Factory
    A triangle shirtwaist factory fire in New York city on March 25, 1911 was the deadliest industrial disaster in the history of the city, and one of the deadliest in the United States history.

  • The Wagner Act

    The Wagner Act
    A new deal reformed passed by president Franklin Roosevelt on July 5 1935. It was instrumental in preventing employers from interfering with workers unions and protest in the private sector.

  • General Motors Sit Down Strike

    General Motors Sit Down Strike
    General Motor Sit down strikes changed the United Automobile Workers from a collection of isolated locals on the fringes of the industry into a major labor union .

  • Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938

    Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
    FLSA establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, record-keeping, and youth employment standards affecting full-time and part-time workers in the private sector and in Federal, State, and local governments.

  • Steel Strike Of 1959

    Steel Strike Of 1959
    A labor union strike by the united steelworkers of America against major steel making companies in the United States... the strike remained the longest work stoppage in the America steel industry until the steel strike of 1986.