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The 13th Amendment abolished slavery.Forced labor or labor in which you are not paid for in which you've worked is a form of slavery.
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The Knights of Labor was the largest and most important American labor organizations of the 1880s. The Knights of labors goal was to promote the organization of the working people.
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The first labor day was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882. It was the celebration of economic achievements in history.
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He was a diehard capitalist and saw no need for a radical reconstruction of America. He later learned that what the workers wanted was deeper than what he thought. It was about better working conditions and better pay.
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The AFL {American Federation of Labor} was created by an alliance of craft unions. They were unsatisfied from the knights of labor which was a national labor association.
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The Homestead Strike was an industrial lockout and strike which began on June 30, 1892. This strike cumulated into a battle between strikers and security.
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The Textile Workers Strike of 1934 was the largest strike in the labor history of the United States. It involved over textile workers.
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The Fair Labor Standards of 1935 was about being paid minimum wage along with over time which has to be one-and-a-half times regular pay.The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1935 affected 700,000 people. President Roosevelt called it the most important piece of the New Deal.
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The 1930's General Motors sit down was also called the Flint sit down. The Flint sit down was one of the first General Motor sit downs from 1930's to 1940's.
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The Steel Strike of 1959 was a 116 day labor union strike from July 15th to November 17th 1959. This strike remained the longest work stoppage in the American steel industry.