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Declaration of Independence signed in Carpenter's Hall.
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The first textile mill is started in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Its staff was made of kids under 12.
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The Female Labor Reform Association is made by cotton mill workers to reduce the work hours from 12-13 to 10. It also improved sanitation and safety in the mills
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The 8 hour work limit is made for federal workers.
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The American Federation of Labor is made. It has 140,000
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The Department of Labor and Commerce was created by an
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The Triangle Waist Company Fire causes the death of 146 workers
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Congress passed the Smith-Connally Act to restrict labor bargaining and organizing. It required a 30 -day "cooling off" point before strike. It got vetoed by President Roosevelt.
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The Taft-Hartley Act was passed, limiting the rights of labor unions.
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President Kennedy issued Executive Order 10988 giving federal workers the right to join unions and compromise for different wages and working conditions.
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President Johnson signed the civil rights act which banned discrimination in the working fields.
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The Family and Medical leave Act enabled workers to recieve pay when they were out due to family emegencies or sick leave.
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The Domestic Workers Bill of Rights was passed in NY and gurranted basic work standards for people who were babysitter, nannies, etc.
