-
The 13th Amendment abolished slavery. This allowed all slaves to live freely.
-
The largest Labor organization in the 1800s. The founder was Terence V. Powderly.
-
It involved 200 thousand workers. The rail road did not honor the strike.
-
The after math of a bombing. took place in Haymarket Square.
-
Was and industrial lockout strike in 1892. where huge fights broke out between workers on strike and private security. A total of 7 people were killed during this strike.
-
A nation wide Railroad strike. this was a turning point for the U.S. Labor laws.
-
He was Labor union leader. A key figure in American Labor History.
-
The Wagner act was a bill signed by Franklin Roosevelt. that established a Relations board of labor.
-
The Taft Hartley act restricted power of labor unions. This allowed workers to have some control over their work life.
-
The steal strike of 1959 started because workers wanted higher wages. It is the largest strike in U.S. history with over 500,000 people participating.
